The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs , Mrs Khadija Ibrahim, has turned in her resignation .
She is wife to a Senator and former Governor of Yobe State , Bukar Abba -Ibrahim.
She resigned to contest the February 16 House of Representatives election in her home- state of Yobe.
She is contesting the Damaturu/Tarmuwa /Gujba / Gulani Federal Constituency seat.
Recall that she had last year contested against and defeated her son – in law , Mohammed Bukar – Ibrahim, to pick the ticket of the All Progressives Congress in October 2018