By Ademola Adeleye
The fate of some of the ministers who rescinded their earlier decision to continue in the government is hanging in the balance.
There is need for clarification on their status from President Muhammadu Buhari, The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed hinted on Wednesday.
Some of them also participated in Wednesday weekly meeting. Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen; the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; Minister of State for Petroleum, Timpre Sylva; and Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige have withdrawn their candidacy for various electoral offices in 2023.
Malami who was at the Council Chambers for the meeting while Sylva and Tallen attended online from their various offices in Abuja.
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Meanwhile, the Labour Minister is said to be on an official trip to Durban, South Africa, where he is attending the International Labour Organization, a global conference on Child Labour.
Mohammed, said he needed to confirm from Mr President
whether or not the returnee ministers have been reabsorbed into the cabinet.
Mohammed said, “…about ministers returning or not going, I think you need to give me more time so that I can tell you exactly what the situation is. Right now, I need to cross-check. I need to confirm again from Mr President what the situation is.
“You see the final decision on who is going, who’s coming back, who’s not going lies with Mr. President.”
