Tinubu removes Maryam Shetty as ministerial nominee
By Ahmad Deedat Zakari
President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has reportedly withdrawn the nomination of Maryam Ibrahim Shettima as a minister in his government.
According to reports, the 44 -year-old Kano lady, popularly known as Maryam Shetty, has been yanked off the lists of ministerial nominees.
Maryam Shetty, a famous political and social activist and social media personality, was nominated the President Tinubu on Wednesday.
Sources confirmed that she was told her name was removed from the list upon her arrival for screening in the Senate.
The reasons for withdrawing Maryam Shetty’s nomination have not been made public. However, former Nigerian Minister of Labour, Festus Keyamo, was added to the new list sent to the red chamber.