Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Nigeria’s defence minister, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect.
This was captured in a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar, saying he was resigning on health grounds.
President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation.
President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor in the coming days.
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 amid President Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.
