By Mary Onyia

As the country battles insecurity, the  defence minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned.

According to reports, the resignation is with immediate effect.

The Special adviser to President Tinubu on Information and strategy  , Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said in  a statement on Monday, that the Minister, who had communicated his decision to the President in a letter dated December 1 2925, said he was resigning on health grounds.

Onauga said: “President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation.

“President Tinubu 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,” Onanuga said in the statement.