Tuesday December 2, 2025
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Nigeria’s defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect.
In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds.
The development was confirmed on Monday, December 1, in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Badaru tendered his resignation through a formal letter in which he explained that deteriorating health had made it difficult for him to continue in office. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation and expressed appreciation for the former minister’s service, commitment, and contributions to national security.
President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week.
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.
