UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson Set To Resign Today

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson may be tendering in his resignation as prime minister today after much speculations.

There has also been some intense pressure which has been coming from Boris Johnson’s cabinet in the past few days to resign after more than 50 resignations were tendered in from all levels of government.

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A reliable source has also revealed that Johnson spoke to the chairman of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady, and agreed to stand down. The confirmation came shortly after Boris Johnson’s newly appointed Education Secretary, Michelle Donelan resigned.

Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace had earlier withdrawn his support for Boris after Northern Ireland Secretary, Brandon Lewis resigned from his post.

Both Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak claimed that they could no longer tolerate the scandalous atmosphere that surrounded Johnson’s administration.

More than 30 UK government officials have so far resigned from the Boris Johnson-led administration.

Bola Akinterinwa, a former director general of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), commented on the situation, saying that the numerous resignations indicate a lack of trust in Johnson’s administration.

He said it implies that if election is to be held today, they won’t vote for him, adding that resignations in the UK are more serious than they are in Nigeria because such actions are more or less against the government.

The British prime minister faced interrogation yesterday from members of parliament after two of the most senior ministers in his cabinet stepped down.

Africa Today News, New York reports that as at yesterday, six ministers, including Kemi Badenoch, Lee Rowley, Neil O’Brien, Alex Burghart, Julia Lopez and Mims Davies, all who are members of the Conservative Party, same with Johnson, were the latest to resign.

Sunak and Javid resigned after several days of shifting explanations from Downing Street about a sex scandal that involved a mid-ranking ally of Johnson.

 

Africa Today News, New York

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