Aisha Alhassan, Nigeria’s former Minister of Women Affairs, has retrieved
items she donated to the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in
Taraba State.
Following her resignation from the party after she was disqualified from
contesting for the state governorship ticket on the platform of the APC,
‘Mama Taraba’, as she is popularly known, removed rugs, computer systems,
tables, among other items from the state secretariat, insisting that “APC
doesn’t deserve anything of mine”.
Condemning the development when he spoke to NAN on Wednesday, Aaron
Artimas, APC Publicity Secretary in the state, said: “We find this
development shameful, unfortunately it is true. The former Minister has
emptied the office she furnished when she was a member of the APC.
“It is amazing to us because Aisha Alhassan was the highest beneficiary of
the party in the state. It is a very shameful action, but we shall leave
her to conscience.”
However, Alhassan denied physically removing the items but said she
supported those who did, as the party did not deserve them.
Her words: “I bought the items with my money. When my boys told me they
were removing them from the party secretariat, I gave them the go-ahead
because the APC does not deserve anything of mine.
“I could not have moved the items to Abuja. I merely gave my boys the nod
to move them out because the APC was wicked to me. If I had left the party
on my own, I would not have bothered about the items, but you know the
circumstances that pushed me out.
“I bought the items to furnish the party secretariat, but since I have
moved to the UDP, I did not see anything wrong with moving with all my
belongings. They should buy their own furniture for the offices.”