By David Kabiyesi
Miffed by her late replacement as one of the ministerial nominees by President Bola Tinubu, renowned physiotherapist, Maryam Shetty said she has no hard towards the president for his decision.
Recall Maryam Shetty was replaced by her classmate, Mariya Mairiga Mahmud while she was at the National Assembly Complex on Friday for screening, but she has extended her profound gratitude to the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje for his fatherly disposition and democratic stance
“I was just informed now at today’s plenary session that President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has withdrawn my ministerial nomination and replaced me with Mairiga Mahmud,” she wrote on Twitter.
“I’m grateful for any decision from you my president!
“I felicitate with Mariya Mairiga Mahmud. I thank the leader of our party Abdullahi Ganduje for his fatherly disposition and democratic stance that sets the stage for a free and transparent contestation devoid of institutional bias, favoritism, or imposition of any kind.”
“Dr. Mariya Mairiga was my close friend and classmate since my teenage age. We attended Kano Foundation School, and later to Bayero University, Kano.
“We shared faculty of Medical Sciences and took some courses together. I read Physiotherapy while Mahmoud read Medicine and Surgery,” she said on Twitter.
