Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo Resigns as House of Representatives Member

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who was the federal lawmaker representing Akoko Northeast and Northwest of Ondo State in the House of Representatives, earlier on Monday, resigned from the National Assembly after accepting to serve in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet.

Tunji-Ojo, popularly known as BTO was among the 45 ministers cleared by the senate and sworn in on Monday, in Abuja by the president.

Tunji-Ojo’s resignation was contained in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, a copy of the letter was made available to journalists by Tunji-Ojo’s spokesman, Mr Babatunde Alao, on Sunday night.

In the letter, Tunji-Ojo confirmed that his resignation was necessitated by his appointment to serve Nigerians as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in President Bola Tinubu’s administration, explaining that he has been chosen at a time when the country was in dire need of technocrats to help contribute their quota to the advancement and economic growth of the nation.

While appreciating Tinubu for finding him worthy to serve the country in his new role as a Minister, Tunji-Ojo said he was prepared to give his best for the renewed hope agenda of the administration.

“Our dear country is in dire need of collaborative and concerted efforts that would engender the much-needed advancement to greater heights and I have been appointed to contribute my quota to achieve that enviable objective as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” a copy of the letter read in part.

Tunji-Ojo was first elected into the House of Representatives in 2019, where he served as the Chairman, House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) in the 9th National Assembly. However, he was re-elected in the 2023 election.

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