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The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has expressed her interest to contest the Taraba State governorship election in 2019.
She made this known in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The minister also expressed desire to contest on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Alhassan is an ally of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar who is one of the presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Responding to her letter dated July 27, President Muhammadu Buhari thanked the minister for her contribution to his administration.
He also assured Alhassan of a free and fair general election come 2019.
Buhari said: “Let me thank you on behalf of the federal executive council and Nigerians for your services as minister under this administration.
“I note with passion your past contributions to APC during and after the 2015 elections.”
“I wish you well in your ambition to be governor of your state. Rest assured that all the security agencies as well as INEC will have my support to conduct free, fair and transparent elections in 2019,” he also said.