2023 ELECTION : TESTING THE ELECTORAL ACT, PMB ORDERS POLITICAL APPOINTEES VYING FOR ELECTIVE POSITIONS TO RESIGN.

By Mike ALADENIKA

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has directed  all members of the FEDERAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (FEC)  who are vying for elective office to  submit their letters of resignation on or before Monday the 16th of May 2022. 

President Buhari who stated this at the Wednesday edition of the  Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja however excluded the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo as he is an elected member of the Federal Executive Council.

According to the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, while briefing state house correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting Presided over by President Buhari at the council chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. 

Lai Mohammed however said he does not have the mandate to talk on the fate of other political appointees who are also vying for elective positions but are not members of the cabinet.

Those affected are 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 and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, who have joined the presidential race on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Others are the Minister of State  Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar, who is running for governorship position in Cross Rivers State, the Minister of Women Affairs, Paulline Tallen, who declared her ambition to contest for the senatorial seat in Plateau state.

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