The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has resigned.

Nwajiuba resigned from his position following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that all cabinet members vying for elective offices in 2023 should resign before May 16, 2023.

The President’s directive was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday.

Mohammed said only Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is an elected official, was exempted.

The resignation of Nwajiuba was, however, disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, on Wednesday.

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Nwajiuba had picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the 2023 presidency.

Other members, who have obtained the nomination forms of the APC to vie for the presidential ticket of the ruling party include Ministers Rotimi Amaechi (Transportation), Godswill Akpabio (Niger Delta Affairs), Chris Ngige (Labour and Employment), Ogbonnaya Onu (Science and Technology), and Timipre Sylva (State for Petroleum Resources).

However, the Minister of State, Mines and Steel Development, Uche Ogar, has obtained APC governorship nomination forms to contest the Abia State gubernatorial election; while the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has declared his intention to vie for the APC governorship ticket in Kebbi State.

The Minister of Women Affairs, Paulline Tallen, had also declared her ambition to contest for the senatorial seat in Plateau State.

The Star