Defence minister, Badaru resigns on health grounds
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect.
Badaru announced his resignation in a letter dated December 1, and sent to President Bola Tinubu, citing health reasons.
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement on Monday that Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked the former minister for his services to the nation.
“President Tinubu will likely inform the senate of Badaru’s successor later this week,” the statement reads.
Badaru, 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.
The development also follows a meeting between Christopher Musa, the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), and the President at the State House earlier on Monday evening.
