The political tempo in seven states is expected to rise as their ministers have quit the Federal Executive Council.
The seven who have indicated interest in vying for governorship positions in their respective states include Labaran Maku (Information); Onyebuchi Chukwu (Health); Emeka Wogu (Labour) and Musiliu Obanikoro (Minister of State, Defence).
The others are Nyesom Wike (state, Education); Samuel Ortom (state, Industry, Trade and Investment), and Darius Ishaku (state, Niger Delta).
Maku will slug it out with other PDP governorship aspirants in Nasarawa State; Chukwu, Ebonyi: Wogu, Abia; Obanikoro, Lagos; Wike, Rivers; Ortom, Benue and Ishaku, Taraba.
They were bade farewell by President Goodluck Jonathan and other members of his cabinet during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
Maku later delivered an emotion-laded speech in which he thanked the President for the opportunity to serve and their colleagues for their support.
He described the moment as very difficult and emotional for him and his colleagues who he said had decided to take a leap of faith.
He commended the President for his patience which he said had led to stability of leadership devoid of unnecessary sacking of ministers.
He however on behalf of his colleagues apologised to the President in case they had wronged him in the course of carrying out their duties.
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