Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has directed all members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) nursing political aspirations for 2023 general elections to resign on or before Monday 16th May 2022.
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Nigeria’s information and culture minister Lai Mohammed announced the directive by the President at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
- FEC members with presidential ambitions are Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba.
- FEC members with gubernatorial ambitions are Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami and Minister of State Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar.
- Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, is also contesting for the senatorial seat of Plateau State.
- Professor Yemi Osinbajo is excluded from the list because he was elected into the council.
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- Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, in a recent guideline, directed all political appointees by the Buhari led administration with political aspirations to resign their current position before the party’s primaries.
- APC scheduled its presidential primary elections to be held on the 30th and 31st of May 2022 while gubernatorial primaries will be held on the 23rd of May 2022.
- PDP scheduled its presidential primaries for 28th and 29th 2022 while gubernatorial primaries will be held on the 21st of May 2022.