Nigeria, July 6 -- A group of lawyers and public interest analysts on Sunday urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure that investigation into alleged certificate forgery involving former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, is not undermined by political influence.

Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, the group, led by lawyer Liborous Oshoma, commended the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for arresting the former minister but criticised what it described as the slow pace of efforts to bring him to justice.

The lawyers maintained that Mr Nnaji's resignation from office in 2025 did not absolve him of the allegations and urged the anti-graft agency to pursue the case to its ...