President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered all members of the Federal Executive Council who have ambition to contest elective offices in 2023 general elections to resign on or before May 16.
Buhari gave the order at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, which he presided over at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.
This was disclosed by the Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, who spoke to State House correspondents shortly after the meeting.
Ministers affected by the order are 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 and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, who have joined the presidential race on the platform of the All Progressive Congress.
Others are the Minister of State Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar, who is running for the governorship position in Abia State, and the Minister of Women Affairs, Paulline Tallen, who declared her ambition to contest for the senatorial seat in Plateau State.
