Tinubu Approves Lalong’s Resignation as Minister of Labour

Tinubu accepts Lalong’s resignation as Labour MinisterPresident Bola Tinubu has confirmed accepting the resignation of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong.

However, the ex-Labour Minister will take up his seat as a Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial in the National Assembly. This was a seat he won as affirmed by an appeal court ruling dated November 7, 2023.

“Lalong has resigned. But it was not at the FEC meeting itself. It must have been after the meeting because, if it were earlier, the President or SGF would have announced it during the meeting”.

It was gathered from sources that the former Plateau State Governor would be sworn in later this week by Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Lalong served as Director-General of the Tinubu Campaign Organisation in the months leading to the February Presidential election and for the Senate office where he lost according to results by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Although, he challenged the result in court and won at the Court of Appeal.It was gathered that Lalong, a lawyer and two-term Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, tendered his resignation privately to the President after last Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House.

Confirming this, a Twitter user in the President’s camp, Imran Mohammad said, “President Tinubu, Accepted Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, Resignation from the cabinet, his valedictory will hold next FEC meeting.”

However, it was gathered that there would be no FEC meeting this week, making last Wednesday’s meeting Lalong’s likely final appearance as a council member.Punch.