The Federal Government has directed serving ministers in the
cabinet, heads of government agencies, ambassadors and other political
appointees with political ambitions in 2023 to resign from the government.
The circular, dated May 11, 2022 with Ref.
No.SGF/OP/l/S.3/Xll/173, was issued by the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha.
The circular was addressed to all serving ministers, Head of
the Civil Service of the Federation, National Security Adviser, Chairman,
Independent National Electoral Commission, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria,
Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission,
Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Chairman, National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency, Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service and heads of
extra-ministerial departments, Directors-General/Chief Executive Officers of
parastatals, agencies and government-owned companies among others.
All ministers affected are to hand over to ministers of
state where they exist or to the permanent secretary.
Mustapha said President Muhammadu Buhari had observed and
noted the expression of interest and intention by some members of the Federal
Executive Council, Heads of Extra-Ministerial departments, agencies,
parastatals of government, ambassadors and other political office holders to
contest the upcoming Presidential, Gubernatorial, National and State
Assemblies’ elections.
According to him, for smooth running of the machinery of
government and the country’s foreign missions, the affected ministers are to
hand over to the Ministers of State where they exist or to the Permanent
Secretary, where there is no Minister of State.
Ambassadors are to hand over to their 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.50/S. Il/C.2/268 of 4th December, 2017,” the circular said.
Mustapha added that the contents of the circular and the
incidental directives take effect immediately.
Meanwhile, four serving ministers under the President Buhari
administration have resigned following the directive from their principal on
Wednesday.
They are Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for
Education, Rotimi Amaechi, Minister for Transport, Godswill Akpabio, Minister
of Niger Delta Affairs, and Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of science and technology.
The Ministers resigned their appointment after Buhari
ordered members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) seeking elective offices
to resign on or before Monday, May 16.
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