BREAKING: Buhari gives ministers, political appointees five days to resign

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered all members of his cabinet and appointees aspiring for electoral offices to resign on or before May 16, 2022.

The order came at the Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by the President, at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.

Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this when he spoke to State House Correspondents shortly after the FEC meeting.

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Cabinet members affected include Ministers of 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 minister and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.

Others include the Minister of State Mines and Steel, Uche Ogah, who is running for 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.

Details later.