Aliyu Gusau, has not resigned– Presidency Defence Minister, Aliyu Gusau Nigeria’s Defence minister, Aliyu Gusau, who was sworn in last week, has not resigned , the government said Wednesday, in response to a report by an online medium ( Not pointblanknews), that the retired army general has resigned. President Goodluck Jonathans spokesman, Reuben Abati, said reports that Gusau had left office after an altercation between him and chief of Defence staff, AVM Alex Badeh, were “false”. Gusau did not attend Wednesday’s weekly cabinet meeting a development cited as the most ostensible indication he has quit the cabinet. “It is not true that he has resigned,” Abati said in Abuja When asked why Gusau was not at today’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council, the presidential spokesperson said, “He has flu.”
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:36:59 +0000