 The Minister of State for Education and Mekanwajoba and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Krissengige, who have both declared their intentions to contest for the office of the President in the 2023 January elections, have downplayed calls on political appointees to resign to enable them to take part in the primaries of political parties next month. They say the calls were unconstitutional in spite of the provision of Section 84-12 of the Electoral Act 2022 as amended. While Mwajoba said that the 1999 Constitution as amended permitted aspirants to resign 30 days before the election, Mekanwajoba said Section 84-12 of the Electoral Act 2022 had been struck down by the court. Mwajoba ruled out the possibility of resigning his position ahead of the APC presidential primaries billed for May the 30th to June the 1st, while Ngige said that even if there is any order to that effect, it has not been conveyed to him and that there is a substantive judgment from a competent court of jurisdiction striking down the Electoral Act provision. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.