Hausa Yilwa, the presiding judge, delivered the ruling on
September 22, rejecting Nnaji’s application for an injunction.

The minister had filed an ex parte motion seeking to prevent
the university from releasing or tampering with his academic transcript.

The court examined submissions from Nnaji’s legal team and
reviewed supporting affidavits before reaching its decision.

In the ruling’s certified true copy (CTC), the judge
acknowledged that Nnaji had a legitimate interest in the matter; he ruled that
the injunction to restrain UNN from releasing the records could not be granted.

“I find that the applicant has sufficient interest in the
matter, and the application is partly meritorious. Accordingly, prayers 1, 2
and 3 are granted, while prayer 4, which sought an injunction, is declined,”
Yilwa said.

The judge clarified that the court’s decision should not be
interpreted as preventing any party from performing its lawful duties.

The minister has been under fire over allegations that he
forged the credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian
senate during his ministerial confirmation.

Nnaji allegedly did not complete his university education
and that both the bachelor’s degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)
certificate he presented to Tinubu, as well as to the offices of the secretary
to the government of the federation (SGF), the Department of State Services
(DSS), and the senate, were forged.