The Minister of Overseas Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, is about to step down from the Federal Govt Council as political actions start to assemble momentum forward of the 2027 normal elections.
His deliberate exit is linked to his reported ambition to contest the Bauchi State governorship.
A number of sources conversant in the event mentioned the minister is making ready to resign according to a contemporary directive from President Bola Tinubu.
The order requires all political appointees with electoral ambitions to vacate their positions on or earlier than March 31, 2026.
The directive was made public by the top of knowledge and public relations on the Workplace of the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation, Dewan Goshit.
The announcement has since triggered quiet actions amongst cupboard members believed to be nursing political ambitions.
Tuggar’s anticipated resignation is coming shortly after the ruling All Progressives Congress concluded its 2026 nationwide conference. The train noticed most members of the occasion’s Nationwide Working Committee retain their positions with out opposition, additional stabilising the occasion’s inner construction forward of the subsequent election cycle.
Inside political circles, consideration has now shifted to serving ministers and high authorities officers who could also be positioning themselves for elective workplaces. Tuggar is amongst these whose subsequent transfer is being carefully watched.
Supporters of the minister from Bauchi State have intensified consultations in current weeks. Members of his political base, together with those that attended the APC conference, say momentum is constructing round his attainable governorship bid. They hinted {that a} formal declaration might occur quickly.
Tuggar isn’t new to electoral politics. He beforehand represented the Gamawa Federal Constituency within the Home of Representatives between 2007 and 2011. Years later, he was appointed Nigeria’s ambassador to Germany, the place he served from 2017 to 2023 below former President Muhammadu Buhari.
In 2023, he was introduced into President Tinubu’s cupboard as Minister of Overseas Affairs, a job during which he has dealt with Nigeria’s diplomatic engagements and overseas coverage path.