Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has resigned from the cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The development was confirmed by former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, in a post shared on X on Monday.
According to the post, Tuggar submitted his resignation earlier in the day, with his exit expected to be formally acknowledged at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting.
“The Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, will bid farewell to the Federal Executive Council today as he steps down from his position to pursue the governorship of Bauchi State,” Ahmad wrote.
Tuggar is reportedly preparing to contest the Bauchi State governorship election in 2027.
As of the time of filing this report, the minister had not issued an official statement confirming his resignation.
His exit comes shortly before the deadline set by President Tinubu, which requires political appointees seeking elective offices in the 2027 general elections to resign on or before March 31, 2026.
