Nigeria, May 28 -- Fresh facts have emerged about why a former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, is desperate to become governor despite a certificate forgery scandal hanging on his neck, PREMIUM TIMES reports.

Recall that a two-year painstaking investigation published by PREMIUM TIMES in October 2025 uncovered how the then-minister forged his degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificates which he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial confirmation.

He had resigned from the position as minister three days after this newspaper published the investigation.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how the former minister quietly moved to the Peoples Democratic Party ...