Rumor of Defense Minister's Resignation, False- FG
Category: Nigerian National News
The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati has denied the report that the newly appointed minister of defense, Gusua has resigned.
According to Abati “The report by an online medium earlier today that
the Minister of Defense, Lt.-Gen Aliyu Gusau (rtd.) has resigned is
untrue.
Abati further affirmed that, “General Gusau remains in Office as Minister of Defence.
“His absence from today’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council
which was cited in support of the false report of his resignation was
with the permission of President Goodluck Jonathan.
In another report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Adebisi
Adekunle, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of
Defence, Gen. Aliyu Gusau, has denied reports in some media that the
Minister had resigned.
Adekunle was speaking on Wednesday in an interview in Abuja.
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