Minister Resigns From President Buhari’s Cabinet

Dr Kayode Fayami has announced his resignation as Minister of Solid Minerals Development.

This announcement was made on Wednesday at a valedictory briefing in the Nation’s Capital in order to focus on his governorship ambition in Ekiti State.

Channels Tv had earlier in May in its report gave a hint about his resignation from the President’s cabinet.

Fayemi had emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Ekiti State in the party’s rescheduled primary election which took place in May 12.

The former minister had denied claims that he was “desperate” to become the governor of Ekiti State for a second time, saying he was contesting the election because he has unfinished business there.

“I have a sense of unfinished business; not a sense of wanting to come back for desperate reasons. I served as governor of the state for four years – whatever I’m doing is based on the record that somebody could be subjected to critical scrutiny,” he was quoted to have said.

After his victory at the APC primary elections, President Muhammadu Buhari congratulated him and other aspirants that took part in the election.

President Buhari was hopeful that having won the party’s ticket, the former Minister would leverage on his track record as a reformist who has a passion for education, health and welfare, to reclaim the governorship seat on July 14 when the governorship election will take place. He also asked members of the APC in Ekiti to come together to support the former minister who is now the candidate of the party.

On the other hand, the incumbent state governor, Ayodele Fayose, has asked the former governor to “expect to suffer worse defeat compared to that of 2014”, when they both ran for the Ekiti governorship seat.