The former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has reportedly collapsed in Abuja on Wednesday evening after being sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Newsflash Nigeria had reported that President Buhari sacked Saleh Mamman and his counterpart from the Ministry of Agriculture, Mohammed Sabo Nanono on Wednesday from his cabinet.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this on Wednesday evening.
He said the Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abubakar has been redeployed to the Ministry of Agriculture while the Minister of State for Works, Abubakar Aliyu is to take over as Minister of Power.
After Saleh Mamman being told by President Buhari that he had been relieved of his job, he was reportedly collapsed and landed at the hospital in Abuja, Peoples Gazette reports.
Mamman served as power minister since 2019 until he was fired on Wednesday as Mr Buhari conducted a minor redeployment of his cabinet members.
“He collapsed yesterday and was immediately hospitalised,” a family source.
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“He wasn’t expecting to be fired so soon.”
The source said Mr Mamman has been quietly receiving treatment at a hospital in Abuja but The Gazette not mentioning the name of the hospital.
Mr Mamman, 63, was said to have been living at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja for more than three weeks on the bills of some powerful interests in the power sector, who were hoping he would still be in the office to be able to award lucrative contracts.
“He has been living permanently at Transcorp Hilton since early August,” our sources said.
“His bills were being covered by elements in the power sector who were looking forward to more lucrative contracts before the bad news of his dismissal struck yesterday.”
He also reportedly has plans to run for governor in Taraba by 2023.
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