Just In: 2023: Ngige Withdraws From Presidential Race… Says I’ll Stay To Assist Mr President + Letter Of Withdrawal 

Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige has withdrawn from the 2023 presidential race and this is authoritative.

Newsnowonline is in possession of a letter Ngige wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari through the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

In the letter, Ngige said it was his supporters who encouraged him to run for the office of the president and on reflection now, he would like to withdraw and retain his office as a minister till the end of Buhari’s administration in 2023.

Below is the full text of the letter