Politics
Top Northern Politician Tenders Resignation To President Tinubu
A top northern politician has tendered his resignation to President Tinubu.
Newsone Nigeria reports that the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, has tendered his resignation to Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu.
This online news platform understands that the Top Northern Politician disclosed his resignation to State House reporters on Saturday, August 24, 2024, shortly after meeting with the President, saying he discussed it with Tinubu who understood him.
On his visit to the Presidential Villa, Abubakar said he visited President Tinubu to “brief Mr President on issues and today is no exception.”
“After the briefing, I tendered my resignation and Mr President graciously approved and accepted the resignation.”
Top Northern Politician said he also used the opportunity to thank President Tinubu “for giving me the opportunity to serve Nigeria under his transformational leadership for an extended period of 15 months – which is very rare – to have the opportunity to serve two presidents at a stretch.”