Following the order of President Mohammad Buhari, Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu has resigned.

Thelagostimes had earlier reported that the president asked all members of his cabinet and appointees vying for electoral offices to resign on or before May 16, 2022.

The order which came on Wednesday was announced during the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja.

Sources within the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Ministry of science and technology confirmed to The PUNCH that the minister had truly dropped his resignation letter.

“The minister was at the office of the SGF to drop his resignation. That was expected seeing as the president asked that they all should resign”, a source was quoted to have said.

Recall that Onu had, on May 6, 2022, declared for the presidency under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).