Senator Ita Enang, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Adviser on Niger Delta Affairs has resigned.
Enang announced his resignation in a statement he personally signed on Monday May 16, 2022.
According to him, he is resigning his position to contest the Akwa Ibom State governorship election.
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The move follows the directive given by the president that all political appointees in his cabinet nursing 2023 ambition should resign their positions.
In his resignation letter addressed to Buhari on Monday May 16, 2022, Enang thanked the president for the opportunities to serve in his government.
He said he will be contesting the governorship position of Akwa Ibom State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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His statement partly reads: “I intend to contest for the governorship of Akwa Ibom State on the platform of our party, The APC for which I now seek a nomination, having purchased and submitted the Nomination and Expression of interest form.
‘’I hereby formally tender my resignation from office, to pursue Gubernatorial Electoral Cause.
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“I served in this capacity managing what turned out to be the toughest Executive – Legislative Liaison assignment in the Nation’s democratic history,” he said.
Meanwhile, Minister of Labour and Employment has pulled out of the presidential race to retain his position. Likewise, Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Talline has withdrawn his aspiration to represent Plateau South Senatorial District at the upper chamber.
Similarly, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has dumped his ambition to become Kebbi state governor in 2023 to retain his seat as well.
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