Buhari issued directives during the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.

At the conclusion of the FEC meeting, Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed revealed this to State House Correspondents.

The Ministers affected include, Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami who has presidential ambition under the All Progressives Congress.

Others are the Minister of State  Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar, who is running for the governorship position in Abia State, the Minister of Women Affairs, and Pauline, who declared her ambition to contest for the senatorial seat in Plateau State.

Only Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is an elected official, is not affected by the directive.