The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from the Federal Executive Council.
In a letter dated December 1, 2025, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds.
Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued on Monday night, said
President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation.
The President, he stated, will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week.
The 63-year-old Badaru Abubakar was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed as a minister by President Tinubu on August 21, 2023.
His resignation comes amid President Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.
