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By John Ogunsemore
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned on health grounds.
The minister conveyed his resignation in a letter dated December 1 sent to President Bola Tinubu.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga confirmed Badaru’s resignation in a statement released Monday night.
According to Onanuga, Badaru’s resignation is with immediate effect.
“President Tinubu 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,” the statement reads in part.
Badaru Abubakar, 63, was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023.
Tinubu appointed him as a minister on August 21, 2023.
His resignation comes amid the president’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.
