{"id":64668,"date":"2022-05-12T16:33:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T15:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2023-buhari-orders-emefiele-heads-of-agencies-ambassadors-others-to-resign"},"modified":"2022-05-12T17:51:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:51:31","slug":"2023-buhari-orders-emefiele-heads-of-agencies-ambassadors-others-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2023-buhari-orders-emefiele-heads-of-agencies-ambassadors-others-to-resign","title":{"rendered":"2023: Buhari orders Emefiele, heads of agencies, ambassadors others to resign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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\u2019 elections.<\/p>\n

According to him, for smooth running of the machinery of government and the country\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Ambassadors are to hand over to their Deputy Heads of Mission or the most Senior Foreign Service Officer in line with established practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimilarly, 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,\u201d the circular said.<\/p>\n

Mustapha added that the contents of the circular and the incidental directives take effect immediately.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST recalls that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele had filed a suit seeking enforcement of his right to contest the 2023 Presidential election without resigning from his current position.<\/p>\n

Emefiele had dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and four others before a Federal High Court on Monday.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, four serving ministers under the President Buhari administration have resigned following the directive from their principal on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The Ministers resigned after Buhari ordered members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) seeking elective offices to resign on or before Monday, May 16.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. 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. 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