2027: Nnaji Emerges PDP Governorship Candidate for Enugu
Nnaji vowed tax relief, job creation and a one-term administration after defeating Samson Nnamani by 6,824 votes in the party primary.
- On Monday, former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Uche Nnaji won the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary in Enugu State, polling 7,424 votes to defeat Samson Nnamani, who received 600 votes.
- Nnaji quietly switched from the APC to the PDP after unsuccessfully contesting the 2023 governorship election, though a two-year PREMIUM TIMES investigation alleged he forged his degree and National Youth Service Corps certificates submitted during ministerial confirmation.
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka Vice-Chancellor Simon Ortuanya confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that Nnaji forged his UNN degree certificate, with the registrar corroborating that although Nnaji was admitted in 1981, he neither graduated nor received any certificate.
- In his acceptance speech, Nnaji pledged to lessen sufferings of Enugu residents by ensuring they are not overburdened under the guise of taxes, restating his promise to serve only one four-year term if elected governor in 2027.
- Nnaji remains under investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission for alleged certificate forgery, while legal practitioners have called for his prosecution and ban from public office to deter others.
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Onoh faults Nnaji’s one-term promise, backs zoning, Mbah’s record
By Dennis Agbo ENUGU — Former Southeast spokesman for President Bola Tinubu and chairman of the Forum of Former Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Josef Onoh, has criticised the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State, Uche Nnaji, over remarks in a viral video in which Nnaji reportedly said he was wealthy enough to spend only one term in office to “recover” and rebuild the state. The trending video report…
Minister who resigned over certificate scandal emerges PDP...
A former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has emerged the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State. Nnaji polled 7,424 votes to defeat Mr Samson Nnamani, who trailed far behind with 600 votes, in a primary election held in Enugu, on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise was conducted by the Chairman of the State Gubernatorial Committee of PDP, Mr Aus…
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Mr Nnaji is pushing to become the governor of Enugu State in 2027 despite being under investigation for alleged certificate forgery.
Uche Nnaji Wins Enugu PDP Guber Ticket After Resigning As Minister Over ‘Certificate Forgery’
Uche Nnaji, the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State ahead of the 2027 elections. Nnaji won the PDP governorship primary after polling 7,424 votes, defeating Samson Nnamani, who received 600 votes. The election was held across the 17 local […]
Former Minister Uche Nnaji Emerges PDP Governorship Candidate Despite Forgery Scandal
ENUGU, Nigeria — Former Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Enugu State, capturing the party’s ticket for the 2027 gubernatorial election despite ongoing controversies surrounding his academic credentials. Nnaji, who defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP […] The post Former Minister Uche Nnaji Emerges PDP Governorship…
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