The Minister of Women Affairs
and Social Development,
Aisha Jummai Alhassan has
denied reports by some
national dailies ( not Daily
Trust) that she slumped
during her two day visit to the
Internal Displaced Persons’
camp in Fufore Local
Government Area of
Adamawa State.
It would be recalled that
President Muhammadu Buhari
had instructed the women
affairs minister to investigate
allegations of human abuse in
the IDP camps located in
Adamawa, Borno and Yobe
states.
Speaking through her director
of information, Mallam
Hassan Dodo, the minister
said that she had gone to visit
the IDP camp as instructed by
the president to ensure that
they are well catered for, and
also to inspect the stores
where the federal government
had bought provisions for the
needs of the IDPs.
She added that it was
paramount to ensure that the
items were not diverted,
saying, “when I went into the
stores to inspect the items, it
was quite stuffy and I had to
sit down, I even spoke to
some press men after the
inspection, I am shocked that
it was reported that I
slumped”.
She said that after the visit
she had gone to the
government house and held
town hall meeting with some
women before finally leaving
the state, saying, “I don’t
know why the media will
report something so false”.
Some national dailies had
reported that the women
affairs minister had slumped,
“barely a few minutes after
walking with the aid of
crutches into the hall,
Alhassan who recently had an
operation for an undisclosed
ailment slumped”.

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