Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun resigns, Zainab Ahmed to take Over

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned sources close to her told Daily Trust.

It is not clear when she submitted her resignation letter.According to our source, the resignation followed the allegation of not serving the compulsory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and obtaining a certificate that the NYSC have disowned.

The minister felt that her position is becoming untenable and is hurting the President in the run up to the 2019 election.

In other news ...

The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning Hajia Zainab Ahmed, another northerner, has been tipped to replace Mrs Kemi Adeosun, the Finance Minister, who reportedly resigned his position Friday.

Sources disclosed that Hajia Ahmed will not need to undergo Senate screening for confirmation as she is already a serving Minister.

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