Nigerians raise concerns over Uche Ogah as minister designate

Following his clearance at the Senate on Wednesday, some Nigerians on Thursday condemned the Senate’s manner of clearing Dr Uche Ogah without attending to issues raised on his age controversy.

Recall that during Ogah’s questioning at the Senate, a Senator Representing Ekiti South complained about Ogah’s date of birth (1969) and his graduation year (1978) which appeared not commensurable with what was obtainable in the education system at that time.

But the Senate which is now faulted by Nigerians as a rubber stamp, didn’t do anything about Adeyeye’s observation, but seemingly hurriedly cleared Ogah.

Following this, several Nigerians, especially on social media have faulted the screening, saying Ogah must be probed before he is conferred with a ministerial responsibility by the president.

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Among Nigerians that faulted Ogah on twitter is @UBA-mpa_uba who said there must be balance in Ogah’s certificate with his age.

Another Nigerian, on social media, Oyetola Ogun’s said “that was a forged stuff. How can you finish primary school at nine years age at that time? That’s a pure fraud”.

Meanwhile, another Nigerian on twitter, Bisola Kuti alleged Ogah of financial misappropriation with some banks, saying “Ogah wey tiff banks money sef dey ministerial list…Nigeria can never be good”

Recall that the former governorship aspirant of Abia state some years back was allegedly arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) in Lagos on offense related to corruption.

Before the arrest, police had earlier filed a six-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and fraud against Ogah, United Bank for Africa (UBA), and two of its female employees – Tammy Adoki and Augustina Ezenwenkwe.

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