President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the resignation of the minister of women affairs, Aisha Alhassan. Alhassan tendered her resignation on Saturday following her disqualification from the governorship race of Taraba State by the All Progressives Congress. On Twitter, the Presidency @NGRpresident tweeted, “President @ MBuhari has accepted the resignation of Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan as Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development with immediate effect. “In a letter signed by him today,PMB said, “I have received your letter offering your resignation as a Minister of the Fed. This, also, is with immediate effect.”READ ALSO: Migrants land in Malta after standoffAlhassan had revealed her resignation as minister and exit from the APC on Twitter.

Source: Punch September 30, 2018 15:41 UTC