Breaking: Badaru Abubakar, Nigeria's Minister of Defense, Resigns
Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Nigeria's minister of defense, has tendered his resignation with immediate effect.
In a letter dated December 1, submitted to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar stated he was departing on health concerns, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Monday.
"President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation," according to a statement.
“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 despite President Tinubu's proclamation of a national security emergency, with intentions to clarify on its extent in due course.
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