The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Khadija Ibrahim, has resigned her appointment to run for election as a member of the House of Representatives in the February 16 general elections.
Mrs Ibrahim is running to represent Damaturu/Tarmuwa/Gujba/Gulani Federal Constituency of Yobe State defeating her son-in-law, Mohammed Ibrahim, to emerge as the candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) for the election.
President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Mrs Ibrahim as minister in 2015.
Khadija Ibrahim’s resignation comes just a month after the former Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jubril, tendered his