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Aisha Alhassan Is Clearly Working Against This Government- Governor Ibikunle Amosun Says

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7 years ago

September 11, 2017

Ogun state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, says the recent comments made by the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, shows that she is clearly working against the Buhari-led administration. Recall that the Minister granted an interview to BBC Hausa last week where she stated that if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Buhari run for president in 2019, she would campaign and support Atiku because he is her god father. Her comment has been greeted with wide condemnation as some Nigerians have labeled her a traitor and a disloyal member of the Buhari-administration.

Ogun state governor was at a function over the weekend where he shared his opinion on the Minister’s comment. Amosun said it is only President Buhari that can decide whether or not she should be sacked for her utterances.

“Well, I am not Mr. President and I know that at the appropriate time, he will review things. For somebody to come out and say such a thing means clearly she is even working against the government and she will not want that government to succeed, yes, that is my own belief, although I may be wrong, but if I were in her shoes, I would have resigned after making that statement”.

Amosun added that the honorable thing Alhassan should have done was to resign before making such comments

“She is entitled to her opinion, but I would have saluted her if she had honourably resigned her appointment because you cannot blow both hot and cold at the same time. Yes, I would have saluted her if she had resigned but falling short of resigning has taken everything away from what she had said” he said