The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, on Tuesday, officially tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu.
Lalong is stepping away from the role, to enable him take his seat at the Senate as Senator Representing Plateau Senatorial District.
The resignation was confirmed in a statement signed by Lalong’s Special Adviser on Media, Dr Makut Simon Macham.
It revealed that in the letter submitted to Tinubu on Tuesday, Lalong thanked the president for appointing him as minister.
“However, after extensive consultations, it has become expedient for him to proceed and take his seat at the Red Chambers to continue to contribute to the Renewed Hope agenda of Mr President,” Macham added.
The labour minister was declared winner of the Senatorial seat by the Court of Appeal which directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue him the Certificate of Return.