Resignation

Nigeria's Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar Resigns

Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has resigned his position with immediate effect citing health reasons.

In his resignation letter dated Monday December 1, 2025 which was addressed to President Bola Tinubu; the former Governor of Jigawa State said he could no longer forge ahead in that capacity due to medical reasons.

A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga President Tinubu has accepted Abubakar's resignation and expressed appreciation to him for his unwavering service to the nation while in office.

The 63 year old Mohammed Badaru Abubakar served as the Governor of Jigawa State for two terms from 2015 to 2023 before his appointment as the Minister of Defence on August 21, 2023.

His resignation is coming at a critical moment when Nigeria is faced with security threats in parts of the country; even as President Tinubu recently called for a national security emergency with further details on its implementation expected in the coming days.

President Tinubu is expected to transmit the name of a successor Defence Minister to the Senate later this week.