How Tinubu Dumped Maryam Shetty and Left Her Stranded at the Senate: Sparking Outrage

Ilesanmi AdekanbiAugust 4, 2023

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Video showing the moment the All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain, Maryam Shetty, arrived at the National Assembly for screening, unaware that President Bola Tinubu has replaced her name, has sparked reactions online.

Newsflash Nigeria earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, forwarded an additional 19 names of ministerial nominees to complement the previously sent 28-man nominees earlier sent on August 2.

However, in a letter to the Senate on Friday, the president withdrew Shetty’s nomination and replaced her with Maigari Mahmud, who is also from Kano State.

A video sighted online shows the moment Shetty arrived at National Assembly and was turned back over the recent development. The video sparked reactions online, with many describing the development as embarrassing.

layyque wrote: Somebody should have prevented her from coming. This is highly embarrassing kweenesther_1 wrote: “This is so embarrassing and sad” crownsby wrote: “What sort of embarrassment is this? Why didn’t they tell her at home before coming to the Senate?”

chiamaka385 wrote: “You see how women are treated in Nigeria! This is disrespectful. A letter should have been sent to her or a call put across. Why embarrass an adult in this manner?”

akwe_maryana wrote: “She was praising tinubu on the last video I saw yesterday saying tinubu is a Good man e shock am”

okirikashowroom wrote: “It’s how people are happy and desperate to work for this disgrace of a government for me… Shows they have nothing to offer than loot more”

phadakay wrote: “She was praying and jubilating few days ago”

officialedera1 wrote: “Tinubu has happened to her 😂, atleast she made it to semi finals 😂. It’s a tufiakwa situation”

abjluxuryhub wrote: “You informed someone that you are considering them for a ministerial position. For whatever reason, you changed your mind/decision. What prevents you from simply notifying the individual? What is the point of causing such national embarrassment? What happened to courtesy? Don’t tell me they’ll recompense her with something else. Moral decay in Nigeria is incomprehensible to me, and we seem to accept it as normal.”