Nigerian women's affairs minister submits resignation - letter to president
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria’s women’s affairs minister submitted her resignation in a letter to the president on Saturday.
Aisha Alhassan at Lamorde Primary School ward in Jalingo, April 11, 2015. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde
Aisha Alhassan, though a relatively junior cabinet member, is the second minister to resign this month. Kemi Adeosun, who had overseen finance, stepped down over qualification forgery allegations.
Reporting by Felix Onuah; Writing by Paul Carsten; Editing by Janet Lawrence
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