Tobi Adebayo
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all Ministers vying for the 2023 presidency to resign immediately.
Minister of information, Lai Mohammed made this known after the Federal Executive Council meeting which held on Wednesday at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja.
According to Lai, the president, who presided over the meeting, directed all aspiring cabinet members and political appointees to resign from their positions to pursue their ambitions.
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The 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; Minister of State Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar, the Minister of Women Affairs, Paulline Tallen.
The aforementioned ministers, excluding Ogar and Tallen, are vying for the 2023 presidency.
Ogar is running for governorship position in Cross Rivers State while Tallen is to contest for the senatorial seat in Plateau State
