Nigeria’s Defence Minister resigns over well being grounds amid Nationwide safety emergency
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from his position, citing well being causes.
The event was introduced in an announcement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Particular Adviser to the President (Info and Technique), tagged “BADARU ABUBAKAR, DEFENCE MINISTER, RESIGNS.”
In keeping with the presidency, his resignation takes fast impact.
Onanuga disclosed that in a letter dated December 1, 2025, and addressed to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said that he was stepping down on well being grounds.
Badaru Abubakar, 63, a two-term governor of Jigawa State from 2015 to 2023, was appointed Minister of Defence on August 21, 2023, by President Tinubu.
In keeping with the presidency, President Tinubu accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his service to the nation.
The presidency additionally indicated that the President is billed to inform the Senate later this week about Badaru’s successor for screening.
Onanuga added that the minister’s resignation comes amid President Tinubu’s latest declaration of a nationwide safety emergency, with additional particulars to be communicated sooner or later.
The event comes just a few days after President Tinubu declared a nationwide safety emergency throughout the nation, directing the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Power, and the Division of State Companies (DSS) to recruit extra personnel.
In keeping with the President, officers withdrawn from VIP guard duties ought to endure accelerated coaching to organize them for extra environment friendly service when deployed to security-challenged areas.
“The DSS additionally has my authority to instantly deploy all of the forest guards already skilled to flush out the terrorists and bandits lurking in our forests,” the President said, including that the company additionally has his directive to recruit extra personnel to safe the forests, as there will likely be no extra hiding locations for brokers of evil.
Tinubu maintained that his administration and the Armed Forces are responding to the nationwide emergency by deploying extra boots on the bottom, particularly in troubled areas.
The President additionally recommended safety companies for his or her collaboration in securing the discharge of the 24 schoolgirls in Kebbi and the 38 worshippers in Kwara State.
“We are going to proceed to maintain efforts to rescue the remaining college students of the Catholic college in Niger State and different Nigerians nonetheless being held hostage,” he added.
The President charged the Armed Forces to stay resolute in restoring peace throughout all theatres of operation and to uphold the very best requirements of self-discipline and integrity.
He warned in opposition to compromise, collusion, and negligence, promising that the administration would offer all mandatory help to make sure success.