Buhari's Order: Akpabio Resigns As Niger Delta Affairs Minister
Afnews Editor
May 11, 2022
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has tendered his resignation.
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Akpabio's resignation is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari's directive that cabinet members interested in contesting the 2023 general elections should quit before May 16.
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The Minister's Personal Assistant to the Minister on Media, Jackson Udom, confirmed the resignation to The Nation.
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He said: "The Minister has resigned. He has submitted his resignation letter to the SGF. We are waiting for him at the ICC, where he is coming to submit his nomination formÔÇØ.
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Earlier, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba resigned his appointment.
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The development made Buhari excited, as he also singled the minister out for braving the odds to quit.
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