Nigeria’s
former finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, has left the country, a day
after her resignation,according to PREMIUM TIMES on
Saturday.
Mrs Adeosun, finance minister since November 2015, stepped down from office on Friday after owning up to parading a forged youth service scheme certificate. President Muhammadu Buhari accepted her resignation on Friday night, 69 days after PREMIUM TIMES first published a detailed investigation of how she obtained the fake document and went on to secure plush employments with it, including as head of Nigeria’s finance ministry.
Mrs Adeosun explained in her
resignation letter that the PREMIUM TIMES investigation was true, but
said she did not know the certificate was forged as she relied on
associates who helped obtain it after she returned from the UK.
The former minister expressed her gratitude for the honour to serve her country.
Although
Nigerians welcomed her resignation, which many even complained was long
overdue, they also demanded her immediate prosecution. Some civic
groups have already instituted legal action to compel federal
authorities to file charges against her.
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