BREAKING: Buhari orders ministers with political ambitions to resign

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered all members of his cabinet and appointees vying for electoral offices come 2023 general election to resign on or before May 16, 2022.

The President gave this order at Federal Executive Council meeting held at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja in Wednesday.

Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after the meeting.

Cabinet members affected include Ministers of 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; Justice minister and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

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

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