Angry Defence Minister Musa Goes To Court Over False Resignation Report

By Adesina Soyooye

“I am not going anywhere. The President is happy with what we are doing. This is the handiwork of people uncomfortable with the administration’s improving security record” – Minister Musa

General Christopher Musa (rtd), Nigeria’s Minister for Defence, is so angry over social media reports which claimed he was considering a resignation from office, that he has vowed to go to Court.

Musa, on emerging from about an hour’s meeting with his Commander-in-Chief, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, swore that he would meet in Court with whoever fabricated the story that he was resigning from office as Nigeria’s Minister for Defence.

He told State House Reporters that he was shocked when his attention was drawn to the story because he had neither discussed it with anybody, nor had it ever crossed his mind.

He said that the President was satisfied with the progress being made so far as it concerns the security situation in the Country, and insisted that the purveyors of such falsehood were not comfortable with the progress.

Minister Musa:

“I am not going anywhere. I have never discussed this. I don’t even know who the person is that brought that information. But whoever it is, we will take legal action against them.

“Whoever it is,  I am sure we will get them. He will come and explain who gave him such information. It is a deliberate attempt to undercut public confidence in the administration’s security gains.

“We are surprised. I was shocked when I saw that. I don’t know where that came from. But you always expect that there will be people who will not be happy when things are going well. Security is improving, things are getting better, and for them, that is a sad point. They always want to make it look as if it is not so.

“I just came back from briefing Mr President on the current security situation, and he is very happy with us. We are going to continue doing well.

“I want to seize this opportunity to appreciate Nigerians for all the support.

“The support has been massive. To defeat the terrorists and the bandits is a whole-of-society approach. Nigerians have keyed into it, and things are getting better, and they will continue to improve.”

Musa, a former Chief of Defence Staff was nominated Minister of Defence by President Tinubu on December 2. 2025.

On the day he was sworn into office, General Musa declared Nigerians an all-out war against terrorists, bandits and other such criminal activities, and promised Nigerians that they would now sleep with both eyes closed.