Defence Minister, Badaru Abubakar, Resigns
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has resigned as the Minister of Defence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds.
President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation.
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President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week.
Badaru Abubakar, 63, was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed as a minister on August 21, 2023, by President Tinubu.
His resignation comes amid President Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.
By PRNigeria
