The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from his position, with immediate effect.
In a letter dated December 1, 2025, and sent to President Bola Tinubu, Badaru said he was quitting on health grounds.
A statement issued by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Monday said Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked the minister for his services to the nation.
“President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week,” Onanuga added.
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The former two-term governor of Jigawa State (2015 to 2023) was appointed as a minister on August 21, 2023, by Tinubu.
His resignation comes amid Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.
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