Several former ministers who left President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet to contest in the All Progressives Congress primaries ahead of the 2027 elections are now facing uncertain political futures after failing to secure party tickets.
The resignations followed a presidential directive asking political appointees interested in elective offices to step down from their positions.
However, what initially appeared to be a calculated political move has ended in disappointment for some of the former cabinet members, many of whom lost both their ministerial seats and the APC tickets they were seeking.
Out of the five ministers who resigned, only two have so far secured the party’s nomination, while others either lost at the primaries, withdrew from the process, or rejected the outcome of the exercise…...>>>
