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Political Ambition: PMB Orders Emefiele, Other Appointees To Resign

BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja

       President Buhari 

Ahead of the 2023 general election, President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele and other appointees with political ambition to resign. 

This was contained in a memo by the Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha yesterday, which was addressed to ministers, heads of agencies, parastatals and departments, including the governor of the CBN. 

The president had also directed all ministers seeking elective public office to step down on or before May 16.

Simiilarly, the Court of Appeal yesterday, conditionally validated a section of the electoral law that mandated political office holders like ministers to resign before they could contest for elections or vote in party primaries.

The memo reads, "Mr President has observed and noted the expression of interest and intention by some members of the Federal Executive Council, Heads of Extra-ministerial Departments, Agencies, Parastalals of Government, Ambassadors and other Political Office holders to contest the upcoming Presidential, Gubernatorial, National and State Assemblies’ elections".

“Consequently, Mr. President has directed that the affected office holders aspiring to run for various offices in the 2023 general elections, should tender their resignation on or before Monday, the 16 of May, 2022."

“For the avoidance of doubt, this directve affects all Ministers, Heads and Members of Extra-ministerial Departments, Agencies and Parastatals of Government, Ambassadors as well as other political appointees who desire to contest for elective offices."

“For smooth running of the machinery of government and our foreign Missions, affected Ministers are to hand over to Ministers of State where they exist or to the Permanent Secretary, where there is no Minister of State. Ambassadors shall hand over to these Deputy Heads of Mission or the most Senior Foreign Service Officer in line with established practices."

“Similarly, Heads of Extra-ministerial Departments, Agencies and Parastatals are to hand over to the most senior Director/Officer as may be peculiar to the organisation, in line with the service wide Circular No. SGF.50VS. H/C 2/268 of 4″ December, 2017.”

In line with the directive, Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu; Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba and Minister of Niger Delta minister, Godswill Akpabio have stepped down.

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