{"id":11699,"date":"2018-09-17T17:52:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T17:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=11699"},"modified":"2018-09-17T17:52:57","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T17:52:57","slug":"kemi-adeosun-nigeria-minister-resigns-over-forged-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=11699","title":{"rendered":"Kemi Adeosun: Nigeria minister resigns over forged certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Kemi-Adesoun.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Kemi-Adesoun.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Kemi-Adesoun-410x230.jpg 410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Nigeria\u2019s finance minister,\u00a0Kemi Adeosun, has resigned over allegations she used a forged certificate to avoid the country\u2019s mandatory one-year youth service scheme.<\/p>\n<p>She lived in the UK until she was 34, said she had been told she was exempt because she was over 30.<\/p>\n<p>The former investment banker said she was issued with a certificate that she thought was genuine.<\/p>\n<p>But an internal investigation showed that it was forged.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Adeosun\u2019s resignation follows months of speculation in local media about whether her National Youth Service Corps certificate was genuine.<\/p>\n<p>The dual Nigerian and British national did not initially comment on the claims, leading to criticism from her opponents.<\/p>\n<p>However in a statemen,t, she said she felt bound to resign after the investigation result became known.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has come as a shock to me and I believe that in line with this administration\u2019s focus on integrity, I must do the honourable thing and resign,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-embed\">\n<div class=\"social-embed-post social-embed-fallbacktwitter embed-image-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape full-width embed-screenshot-js\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><a class=\"embed-original-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMKemiAdeosun\/status\/1040713091862941696\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace aligncenter disappear mom_appear\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/485\/socialembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMKemiAdeosun\/status\/1040713091862941696~\/news\/world-africa-45535075\" alt=\"Twitter post by @HMKemiAdeosun: \u201cI [thank] you profusely for the honour &amp; privilege of serving under your inspirational leadership. It\u2018s been a truly rewarding experience to learn from you &amp; to observe at close quarters your integrity &amp; sense of duty.\u201d Full Text of my Resignation Letter \" width=\"465\" height=\"264\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"485\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ms Adeosun was appointed as finance minister by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015. Her main policy was a bid to improve tax collection and crack down on mismanagement by government agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The minister of state for budget and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, will oversee the finance ministry with immediate effect, the presidency said.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian university students have to do a year of national service upon graduation as a way of ensuring that graduates contributed to Nigeria\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p>Corp members are posted to states outside their state of origin to encourage national unity.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian graduates are not eligible for government work or many private jobs until they have completed the mandatory year of service.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s finance minister,\u00a0Kemi Adeosun, has resigned over allegations she used a forged certificate to avoid the country\u2019s mandatory one-year youth service scheme. She lived in the UK until she was 34, said she had been told she was exempt because she was over 30. 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