Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha
Alhassan, aka Mama Taraba, has reacted to speculations that she was “planning”
to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) following the exit of former
Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.
The Buhari’s cabinet member had
last year stated that she would support Atiku for the 2019 presidential
election even if President Buhari decided to run.
“Atiku is my godfather even
before I joined politics,” she said in Hausa. “And again, Baba Buhari did not
tell us that he is going to run in 2019.
“Let me tell you today that if
Baba said he is going to contest in 2019, I swear to Allah, I will go before
him and kneel and tell him that ‘Baba I am grateful for the opportunity you
gave me to serve your government as a minister but Baba just like you know I
will support only Atiku because he is my godfather. If Atiku said he is going
to contest.”
But in a chat with Premium Times,
Alhassan, declared that she would remain in the APC.
“Politics is all about interest,
and nobody forced me to leave PDP to join APC, so no one will force me out of
it.
“I will continue to work for APC
and that’s why I travelled to Taraba State, to campaign for our party’s
candidate Sanusi Jambawaile.
“I know many may wish to see me
leaving APC, but let me assure them I will remain in APC. How can I destroy the
house we collectively built?” She quipped.
She, however, assured that the
party “is intact in Taraba State.’’
“There is no squabble or faction,
and our great party APC in Taraba is intact.
“That’s why we all work and
campaigned together with His Excellency the former acting governor UTC (Alhaji
Garba Umar)
“So, we are one. No problem as
some of you thought”.
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