The lawmaker representing Akoko North-East and North-West federal constituency of Ondo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has resigned his membership of the National Assembly after accepting his nomination by President Bola Tinubu to serve as a Minister in the cabinet.
Tunji-Ojo’s resignation was contained in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas.
A copy of the resignation letter was made available to journalists by Hon. Tunji-Ojo’s spokesman, Mr Babatunde Alao, in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
In the letter, Tunji-Ojo confirmed that his resignation was necessitated by his appointment to serve Nigerians as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in President Tinubu administration.
He explained that he had been chosen at a time when the country was in dire need of technocrats to help contribute their quota to the advancement and economic growth of the nation.
While appreciating President Tinubu for finding him worthy to serve the country in his new role as a Minister, Hon Tunji-Ojo said he was prepared to give his best for the ‘Renewed Hope’ agenda of the present administration.
“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,” the letter reads in part.
Tunji-Ojo, popularly known as BTO, is among the 48 ministers-designate appointed by President Tinubu and is to be sworn-in this Monday in Abuja.
He was first elected into the House of Representatives in 2019 where he served as the Chairman, House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NNDC) in the 9th National Assembly.
However, he was re-elected into the National Assembly for a second term after winning the 2023 elections.
Aside from being a member of several committees in the National Assembly, Tunji-Ojo facilitated several projects of tremendous value and development to his constituents and constituency.
He will be sworn in as Minister of Interior in the Federal Executive Council (FEC).