Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Despite overwhelming evidence of certificate forgery against him, Uche Nnaji has claimed his resignation as Nigeria's Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology was not an admission of guilt.

Mr Nnaji resigned as minister on Tuesday, three days after an investigation by PREMIUM TIMES exposed how he forged his degree and NYSC certificates.

The politician had presented the discredited certificates as part of his credentials to support his ministerial appointment in 2023.

In a statement on Tuesday night, the former minister said the decision "did not come lightly."

"My decision to step aside is therefore a personal choice - not an admission of guilt, but rather a principled decision to respect the sanctity of due p...