Ex-Defence Minister Badaru Abubakar
By MUHYIDEEN JIMOH
Minister of Defence Badaru Abubakar has resigned his appointment with immediate effect.
In a letter dated Dec. 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds.
Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.
Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his service to the nation.
The President is expected to communicate Badaru’s successor to the Senate later in the week.
Badaru, 63, served as governor of Jigawa from 2015 to 2023 and was appointed minister on Aug. 21, 2023.
His resignation comes as Tinubu recently declared a national security emergency, with details of its scope to be unveiled soon. (NAN, but headline rejigged)
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