Tunji Ojo resigns as federal lawmaker

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, a representative for Ondo State in the House of Representatives, has resigned from the National Assembly's lower house.

One of President Bola Tinubu's nominees for a ministerial position was Tunji-Ojo, who served as the representative for Ondo State's Akoko North-East/North-West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

His resignation was announced a few hours prior to today's (Monday) ceremony to swear in the ministers-designate.

His media assistant, Mr. Babatunde Alao, gave our correspondent a copy of Tunji-Ojo's resignation letter this morning (Monday). However, it was learned that the registration letter had already been delivered to Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Friday.

Tunji-Ojo noted in the letter that his nomination to serve Nigerians as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu's administration made his resignation necessary.

He remarked that the nation was in desperate need of technocrats at the time of his selection to help give their fair share to the development and economic expansion of the country.

A part of the letter read, “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.”

Tunji-Ojo said he was ready to offer his all for the renewed hope and agenda of the current administration and thanked President Tinubu for believing he was deserving of the opportunity to serve the country in his new capacity as a minister.

The minister-designate was elected to represent the Akoko North-East/Akoko North-West Federal Constituency of Ondo State for a second term prior to his appointment.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tunji-Ojo was a member of the National Assembly and chaired the House of Representatives Committee on Niger/Delta Affairs.

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