Citing Health Grounds, Defence Minister, Badaru Abubakar, Resigns

.President accepts his resignation

.Will likely send replacement to Senate for confirmation this week

Deji Elumoye in Abuja

Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment from Federal Executive Council, with immediate effect.

In a letter dated December 1, 2025, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds.

Presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued on Monday night saidPresident Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation.The President, he stated, will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week.

Badaru Abubakar, 63, was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed as a minister on August 21, 2023, by President Tinubu.

His resignation comes amid President Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course.