The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has declared
that he would support former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar even if President
Muhammadu Buhari declares to contest in 2019.
Speaking with BBC Hausa, Alhassan explained that her choice
of Abubakar was predicated on the fact that the former Vice President is her
“godfather.”
The Minister, who is popularly called Mama Taraba said,
“Atiku is my godfather even before I joined politics.
“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.”
In the possibility of losing her job for rooting for
Abubakar in 2019, Alhassan said, “If because of what I said, I am sacked, it
will not bother me because I believe in Allah, that my time has elapsed that is
why.
“Baba is not a mad man like those calling for my sack. They
have been sending it and spreading that if Baba sees this I will be sacked.”
By Seun Opejobi
