The Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disassociated itself from the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Jumai Alhassan, who openly declared support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the 2019 presidential race.

Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun has said that women affairs minister Jummai Alhassan ought to have resigned after declaring that she would not support President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.

Amosun berated Hajia Jummai Alhassan, who has declared her support for former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid. 

“As far as 2019 is concerned, my position is the President (Muhammadu Buhari) is looking very well, he is recuperating very fast. My hope and prayer is he will contest in 2019,’’ he said.

Jummai Alhassan, yesterday refuted the allegation that one of the rescued Chibok girls had escaped. This followed an unconfirmed report that the girl escaped to join her Boko Haram ‘husband’ in the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

The wife of the president was accompanied at the occasion by Ministers of Information and Women Affairs, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Sen. Jummai Alhassan, respectively.

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Jummai Alhassan yesterday said the Federal Government had released N150 billion for women entrepreneurship development in Nigeria.