Pic.9. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun (L) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Mr Mahmud Dutse, at a Briefing on Independent Revenue in Abuja on Thursday (1/12/16). 8783/1/12/2016/Jones Bamidele/BJO/NAN
According to Daily Trust, Nigeria’s minister of finance Kemi Adeosun has resigned from her position.
The paper reports that sources close to the minister said she stepped down following the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate scandal.
“The minister felt that her position is becoming untenable and is hurting the President in the run up to the 2019 election,” Daily Trust reports.
Adeosun was reported to have obtained a fake NYSC certificate and did not participate in the compulsory service