President Muhammadu Buhari has met with ministers who are seeking elective offices in 2023.
He took the opportunity of the meeting to thank them for their services to the nation.
The President expressed his gratitude to them this at a valedictory session at the Council Chamber in Abuja on Friday.
He thanked them for their cooperation as he admonished other members of the cabinet to be more diligent and committed to the success of the administration.
On whether former President Goodluck Jonathan has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), he stated that the party was in the best position to know.
In a briefing after the meeting with the outgoing ministers, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed that ten ministers were leaving.
According to him, some of the ministers had tendered their resignation while the others were in the process of doing so.