Breaking: Buhari Orders Ministers Seeking Elective Offices to Resign

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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) seeking elective offices to submit their letters of resignation on or before May 16, 2022.

The Minister of information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this today after the Federal Executive Council meeting.

Mohammed noted that the directive did not affect Vice President Yemi Osinbajo because he is an elected member of the cabinet.

He said any amendment to the directive would be announced in due course.

The minister added that if the need arose, the directive might extended to other categories of political appointees.

Those affected by the directive include, Ministers of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, seeking to be Kebbi State governor; Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu; Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, who have all joined the presidential race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Others are the Minister of State for Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar, who is running for the governorship position in Abia State, and the Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, who declared her ambition to contest for a senatorial seat in Plateau State.