THE Presidency revealed today that President Bola Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Simon Lalong, the Minister of Labor and Employment.
Following an appeal court decision on November 7, 2023, Lalong will now represent Plateau South Senatorial in the National Assembly, a seat he won.
It was gathered that Senate President Godswill Akpabio is scheduled to swear in the former governor of Plateau State later this week.
In the months preceding the February presidential election, Lalong held the position of Director-General for the Tinubu Campaign Organization.
He ran for the Senate office but lost, according to results by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
He did, however, contest the outcome in court and won at the Court of Appeal.
After last Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Lalong, a lawyer and two-term Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, reportedly submitted his resignation in private to the President.
Confirming this, a Twitter user in the President’s camp, Imran Mohammad said, “President Tinubu, Accepted Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, Resignation from the cabinet, his valedictory will hold next FEC meeting.”
