Minister of Defence Badaru Abubakar has resigned his appointment with immediate effect. ‎‎In a letter dated Dec. 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds.‎‎‎

Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.‎‎Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his service to the nation.‎‎The President is expected to communicate Badaru’s successor to the Senate later in the week.‎‎Badaru, 63, served as governor of Jigawa from 2015 to 2023 and was appointed minister on Aug. 21, 2023.‎‎ His resignation comes as Tinubu recently declared a national security emergency, with details of its scope to be unveiled soon.