The Presidency revealed to The PUNCH on Monday that President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Simon Lalong, the Minister of Labor and Employment.
Following an appeal court decision on November 7, 2023, Lalong will now represent Plateau South Senatorial in the National Assembly, a seat he earned.
“Lalong has tendered his resignation. However, it wasn’t during the actual FEC meeting. A presidential adviser informed our correspondent that “it must have been after the meeting because, if it were earlier, the President or SGF would have announced it during the meeting.”
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio is scheduled to swear in the former governor of Plateau State later this week, it was gathered.
In the months preceding the February presidential election, Lalong held the position of Director-General for the Tinubu Campaign Organization.
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s results show that he was unsuccessful in his bid for a Senate seat.
He did, however, contest the outcome in court and prevail at the Court of Appeal.
After last Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Lalong, a lawyer and two-term Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, reportedly submitted his resignation in private to the President.
“President Tinubu, Accepted Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, Resignation from the cabinet, his valedictory will hold next FEC meeting,” tweeted Imran Mohammad, a supporter of the president, confirming this.
Our correspondent did, however, confirm that there will not be an FEC meeting this week, meaning that Lalong’s appearance on Wednesday will most likely be his last as a council member.