Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has fled Nigeria, a day after her resignation, Premium Times reports, citing sources close to the former minister.
President Muhammadu Buhari accepted Adeosun’s resignation on Friday night, 69 days after the scandal of her fake NYSC credential broke into the Nigerian media.
Adeosun explained in her resignation letter that 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.
But a day after she stepped down, Adeosun, who was born and raised in England, departed the country with no news from the Nigerian authorities on the possibility of her prosecution.
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