* Resignation Letter
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria’s women’s affairs minister on Saturday handed in her resignation to President Muhammadu Buhari in the latest setback for his party before presidential polls in February.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).
Your Excellency may wish to recall that I joined the APC in 2014 along with other members of the then new PDP, contested the 2015 governorship election as the flag bearer of the APC and to the Glory of God, you graciously nominated to be a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Your Excellency Mr President may wish to be reminded that I went through all the screening processes (security, medical and national assembly) as required by constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after which I was cleared and approved as fit and proper for appointment as minister.
Mr President, you therefore graciously appointed and swore me in as minister in November 2015. 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.
Mr President may wish to be also informed that I had always been a very committed and loyal party member and was at no time queried or admonished for any wrongdoing or unconstitutional behaviour. Up to the time of writing this letter, no reason is given by the party for my disqualification to contest election under the APC.
It is for the above reasons sir, that I feel grave injustice was done to me by the party (APC), therefore my decision to leave the party and also resign my appointment as minister. If I am not qualified to contest election in the APC, I feel I am also not qualified to remain a minister in an APC government.
May I at this point thank, appreciate and express my profound gratitude to Mr President for the honour, rare privilege and lifetime opportunity you gave me to serve under your great and credible leadership. I learnt a lot (especially patience) under your leadership.
Working with you in the last almost three years was great and has immensely improved my leadership quality, I will remain forever grateful for that, sir.
May I also use this opportunity to thank his Excellency, the Vice President, from whom I have also learnt a lot and my colleagues, other members of the Federal Executive Council, the SGF and cabinet office staff for their fellowship and support to me both as minister and personally.
May God Almighty reward them all, Amen.
While wishing Mr President continued good health and thanking you again for the opportunity given to me, please accept sir, the assurances of my best wishes always and absolute loyalty to you as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Thank you Sir.
Aisha Alhassan is the second minister to quit this month. Kemi Adeosun stepped down as finance minister over the alleged forgery of a document exempting her from compulsory national service.
“Today, the 29th of September 2018, I wish to transmit to the President my decision to resign as the Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and withdraw my membership of the All Progressive Congress (APC),” Alhassan tweeted.
In her letter to Buhari, Alhassan said she was resigning from the ruling party because had been disqualified from running for governor in Taraba state.
“I received with shock and dismay that I was disqualified and not cleared to contest,” Alhassan said in the letter. “No reason was given for my disqualification Sir.”
Alhassan said she would back former vice-president Atiku Abubakar — who she called her “mentor” — for the presidency at the next election in 2019 rather than the incumbent.
Former vice-president Abubakar hopes to be the presidential candidate for the opposition People’s Democratic Party, which is set to hold presidential primaries later in October.
Attractive component to content. I just stumbled
upon your weblog and in accession capital to say that I acquire actually enjoyed account
your blog posts. Anyway I’ll be subscribing in your
feeds and even I achievement you get entry to constantly rapidly.
Highly energetic article, I liked that bit.
Will there be a part 2?
Please let me know if you’re looking for a article writer for your blog.
You have some really good articles and I feel I would be a good asset.
If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d love to write some material
for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please send me an e-mail if interested.
Regards!
It’s in fact very difficult in this active life to listen news on TV, therefore I only use world wide web for
that reason, and get the most up-to-date news.
These are in fact impressive ideas in about blogging.
You have touched some good points here. Any way keep up wrinting.
Link exchange is nothing else but it is only placing the
other person’s webpage link on your page at suitable place and other person will also do similar in favor of you.
If you want to improve your familiarity just keep visiting this
site and be updated with the latest gossip posted here.
I think the admin of this website is actually working hard in favor of his site, because here every stuff is quality based stuff.
I just could not leave your web site before suggesting that
I really loved the standard information a person supply in your visitors?
Is gonna be back often in order to check up on new posts
It’s a pity you don’t have a donate button! I’d certainly donate to this excellent
blog! I guess for now i’ll settle for bookmarking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account.
I look forward to new updates and will talk about this site with my Facebook group.
Talk soon!
This is my first time visit at here and i am actually impressed to
read all at one place.
Way cool! Some very valid points! I appreciate you writing this write-up plus
the rest of the website is very good.
excellent issues altogether, you just received a new reader.
What would you recommend about your post that you just made a few days
in the past? Any certain?
Wonderful goods from you, man. I have understand your stuff previous to
and you are just extremely wonderful. I actually like what
you have acquired here, really like what you are stating
and the way in which you say it. You make it entertaining and
you still take care of to keep it smart. I cant wait to read much
more from you. This is really a tremendous site.
Yes! Finally someone writes about minecraft.