2027: Amid Certificate Forgery Scandal, INEC Lists Ex-Minister Nnaji for Enugu Guber Poll
The electoral commission listed Nnaji despite forgery allegations after he omitted the disputed degree and submitted WAEC results.
- On Saturday, October 10, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission published the final list of governorship candidates for the 2027 general elections, clearing former Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology Geoffrey Nnaji to contest in Enugu State.
- Nnaji's inclusion follows his 2023 resignation amid allegations that he submitted forged academic and NYSC certificates. He was arrested by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on July 1, 2026, over the alleged forgery.
- According to the list signed by INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran-Anthony, Nnaji submitted West African Examinations Council results while omitting the controversial degree certificate. He appears as the Peoples Democratic Party candidate at number 13.
- While clearing the former minister, the commission omitted several prominent governorship aspirants from the final list as nomination disputes intensify. Other registered political parties submitted 936 candidates for governorship and deputy governorship positions.
- Gunmen disrupted the campaign launch of Nigeria Democratic Congress governorship candidate Chinyeaka Ohaa in Enugu State on Saturday, October 10, 2026. The incident occurred amid broader concerns regarding security and freedom of assembly ahead of 2027.
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2027: Amid certificate forgery scandal, INEC lists ex-minister Nnaji for Enugu guber poll
A former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has been cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as a candidate for the Enugu State governorship election in 2027. Nnaji, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, appears at number 13 on the list released by the commission on Saturday night. The list, signed […] 2027: Amid certificate forgery scandal, INEC lists ex-minister Nnaji for Enugu guber…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cleared Geoffrey Nnaji, former Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, to contest the 2027 governorship election in Enugu State. Nnaji had resigned amid Premium Times investigative report which alleged that Nnaji submitted forged academic and NYSC certificates to President Bola Tinubu and the Senate during his ministerial nomination process in 2023. The report claimed that the UNN…
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