Badaru Faults Trending Reports About  His Resignation

By Mohammed Abubakar Dutse

The immediate past Minister of Defence Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has broken his silence, debunking reports surrounding his resignation from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet.

In a statement he personally signed and mad available to reporters on Wednesday, the former minister vehemently denied reports credited to him as having said in a foreign radio station that he could not watch the US and Tinubu administration bombing northerners in the forest.

Badaru, the immediate past governor of Jigawa state on Monday, December 1 tendered his resignation from the cabinet citing health reasons.

According to him, ” My attention has been drawn to a malicious and baseless publication circulating online, alleging that I stated I resigned as Minister of Defence because I “cannot stand and watch the US and Tinubu government bombing our brothers in the forest.”

” I wish to state categorically and unequivocally that this publication is entirely false, deliberately mischievous, and did not originate from me or from any authorized representative acting on my behalf.

“The intent behind this fabrication is clear to tarnish my hard-earned reputation, sow discord between me and the Commander-in-Chief, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and create needless distractions from the important work of governance.

“The true and valid reasons for my resignation were formally communicated to Mr. President and subsequently made known to the public through conventional and social media platforms. Any suggestion of an alternative or inflammatory motive is a complete falsehood engineered by mischief makers.”

He reiterated his loyalty and support to the Tinubu administration and the manifestos of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC).

“I wish to reassure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the good people of Nigeria that I remain firmly committed to the peace, security, and stability of our nation. My loyalty to the President and unwavering support for the Renewed Hope Agenda remain intact.

“I also reaffirm my full dedication to the continued success of our great party, the APC, at all levels particularly as we approach the 2027 general elections.”