According to the party, Alhassan led a
number of APC members from Taraba
to the headquarters to thank the
president for appointing people from
the state and to request that more
federal projects be allocated to the
north-east now ravaged by Boko Haram

A statement by Bolaji Abdullahi, the
party’s national publicity secretary, and
obtained by NAIJ.com , states: “The
attention of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) has been drawn to media
reports on Thursday’s courtesy visit on
the Party’s National Leadership by the
honourable minister of Women Affairs,
Hajiya Aisha Jummai Alhassan who led a
delegation of Taraba APC leaders to the
National Secretariat of the Party in
Abuja.
“For the records, the widely-covered
courtesy visit was not a protest as
reported in some sections of the media.
“The honourable minister of Women
Affairs briefed the party’s leadership on
developments and activities of the
Taraba APC, post 2015 governorship
election in which the minister contested
as the party’s governorship candidate.”
The statement added: “The minister also
used the opportunity to convey to the
party’s national leadership the request of
the Taraba APC delegation particularly
on citing of federal projects in Taraba
state and appointment of qualified
Taraba state APC members into yet-to-be
occupied appointive positions in the
President Muhammabu Buhari-led APC
administration.
“At the meeting, the honorable minister
thanked the president for key
appointments made from Taraba state
including hers, ambassador, director-
general of Nigeria Television Authority
(NTA) amongst others.”


The statement said the party’s
leadership promised to consider the
request made by the Taraba APC
delegation and consult with relevant
stakeholders and government.
The party said it remains proud of the
minister “for leaving more than a few
indelible cracks in the glass ceiling as
our candidate in the 2015 governorship
election in Taraba state. She remains
strong evidence that APC is the only
party willing to give women a real
chance.”
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