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The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Aisha Alhassan, has reportedly resigned her appointment.
As stated by The Cable, Suleiman Dantosho, her media aide, confirmed this on Saturday morning and made available copies of her resignation letter.
He said Alhassan has also withdrawn her membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“I write with a lot of respect to inform Mr President of my decision to resign my appointment as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC),” the letter read.
“Mr President may also wish to recall that I wrote to notify you of my intention to again contest for governor of my state in forthcoming 2019 election under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and you again graciously blessed my intention and wished me well through a letter personally signed by Mr President which I appreciate and will forever cherish.
“Sir, I purchased the APC nomination forms and went for the party’s screening on Thursday, the 20th of September 2018 along with ten (10) other contestants for the governorship of my state, Taraba. I, with your permission, proceeded to Taraba on the 23rd of September 2018, to prepare for the presidential and governorship primaries then scheduled for the 25th and 29th of September 2018 respectively.
“While preparing for the primaries in Jalingo, I received with the shock and dismay that I was disqualified and not cleared to contest for the 2019 governorship by the National Working Committee of the party (APC). No reason was given for my disqualification.”
Famzn News had earlier reported that Alhassan and the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, who is from Oyo State, were screened out of the contest for the governorship primary by the National Working Committee of the party.
The National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, had in a press conference in Abuja on Friday highlighted the reasons both Ministers were disqualified.