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President Tinubu Withdraws Nomination Of Maryam Shetty As Minister

President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the nomination of Maryam ‘Shetty’ Shettima as a ministerial nominee from Kano State.

CityNews Nigeria recalls that the President had sent the name of the nominee alongside 48 other names to the National Assembly for screening and confirmation.

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In a letter sent to the Senate on Friday, the President replaced Shettima’s name with Dr Mairiga Mahmud without stating the reason for the withdrawal.

 

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This was revealed when Senate President Godswill Akpabio read out a letter by the President at Friday’s plenary session.

Maryam Shettima famously known as Maryam Shetty was the National Leader of #WeBelieve, an APC support group.

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She is a social activist and qualified physiotherapist. Born into the Kano royal family, Ms Shettima started her early education in Kano and went to the Federal School of Physiotherapy at Bayero University, where she finished her BSc with distinction.

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She worked briefly with Dala Orthopedic and Malam Aminu Kano Teaching Hospitals in Kano before she went to London to further her education.

She obtained her Masters Degree from the University of East London, Stratford where she majored in sports physiotherapy.

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She was on the medical team of the London Olympics where she worked with top-tier athletes including world record holder, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt.

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