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Minister of Transport Said Alkali resigns
The Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali on Tuesday resigned from the cabinet of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Alkali who has been eyeing governorship of Gombe State, resigned to contest the general election on the platformof the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
This was contained in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Umar Jibril, saying the resignation was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive that whoever want to contest election should resign before the end of March.
The statement said: “The minister is resigning to contest for the governorship in the upcoming elections. In his letter, he expressed deep appreciation to the President for the opportunity to serve, citing significant progress made in the transportation sector during his tenure.
“The President has accepted the resignation and thanked the Minister for his dedicated service to the nation.”
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