Buhari accepts Alhassans resignation
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president muhammadu buhari has accepted the resignation of mrs aisha alhassan as minister of women affairs and social development from the government with immediate effect1 malam garba shehu the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity confirmed this in a statement in abuja on sunday1 in a letter he signed on sunday president buhari said i have received your letter offering your resignation as a minister of the federal republic of nigeria1 i accept your resignation with immediate effect1 on behalf of the government and people of nigeria i thank you for your past services to the nation1 the presidential aide revealed that the president had directed that hajiya aisha abubakar the minister of state industry trade and investment to oversee the affairs of the ministry with immediate effect1 aisha alhassan had on saturday announced her resignation from president muhammadu buharis cabinet and from the ruling all progressives congress apc1 alhassan hinged her resignation on her disqualification in the screening for the 2019 taraba state governorship contest by the apc national working committee1 she said she was axed without any viable or genuine reason1 if i am not good enough to contest elections in the apc then i feel i am not also qualified to remain a minister in the apc government she stated. nan1