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The Digest:

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for an independent investigation into the academic credentials of all members of the Federal Executive Council, following the resignation of Minister Uche Nnaji. Atiku framed the scandal as a "deep moral crisis," a situation of a government he labels an "assembly of alleged forgers."

Key Points:
  • Atiku argued Nnaji should have been dismissed and prosecuted, not allowed to resign.
  • He stated the scandal indicts the DSS, which screened and passed Nnaji but flagged others.
  • The former presidential candidate directly linked the issue to President Tinubu's own past certificate controversies.
  • He claimed Tinubu's history has "institutionalized falsehood" in public service.
  • Atiku demanded the probe begin with President Tinubu's own academic records.
  • He warned that without a "cleansing," Nigeria would sink deeper into moral decay.
  • The call sets a new political battlefront ahead of the next election cycle.
This demand escalates the certificate scandal from a ministerial issue to a direct challenge of the administration's foundational integrity.

Sources: TheCable