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BREAKING: Mama Taraba Quits APC

She said her decision was based on her disqualification from contesting for the Taraba State governorship seat on the party's platform, with no reason given for her disqualification.

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Aisha Al-Hassan, Minister of Women Affairs has quit the All Progressives Congress.

She made her decision known via a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday.

She also resigned her position as minister.

The letter read: "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)."

She highlighted details of her activities while at the APC over the past years, noting that her decision was based on her disqualification from contesting for Taraba State governorship seat on the party's platform, with no reason given for her disqualification.

She wrote: "Sir, I purchased the APC nomination forms and went for the party screening on Thursday, the 20th of September, 2019 along with 10 other contestants for the governorship of my state, Taraba. I, with your permission proceeded to Taraba State 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 shock and dismay that I was disqualified and not cleared to contest for the 2019 governorship election by the National Working Committee of the party ((APC). No reason was given for my disqualification, Sir.

"Mr. president may wish to also be informed that I had always been a very committed and loyal party member and was at no time queried or admonished for any wrong doing 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 reason 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."

She also thanked the president and the present administration for the opportunity to serve.