Breaking: Fayemi resigns as minister to face Ekiti elections

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has announced his resignation as Minister from President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet.

Fayami had emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Ekiti State in the party’s rescheduled primary election which held on May 12.

The former minister made the announcement on Wednesday at a valedictory briefing in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, saying, he was leaving to pursue his governorship ambition in Ekiti State.