The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Ahmed Alkali, has resigned from the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Minister resigned his position to contest the 2027 Gombe State Governorship election.
His resignation comes just hours before the March 31, 2026, deadline set by the President for political appointees seeking elective offices to step down. 
It was learnt that the minister, who hails from Gombe State, announced his decision after meeting with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday evening.
He is expected to contest for the Gombe State governorship seat in the 2027 general elections, seeking to succeed incumbent Governor Inuwa Yahaya, whose tenure ends in May 2027.
Yahaya was elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
