REVEALED: Maryam Shetty, who was withdrawn as a ministerial nominee by President Bola Tinubu on Friday afternoon, was a staunch supporter of Yemi Osinbajo, former vice-president.ย
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On Wednesday, Shettyโs name appeared among the 19 ministerial nominees forwarded to the senate, after the screening of the first batch of 28 had commenced.
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Her nomination elicited mixed reactions on social media. While some questioned her experience, others called her a โTikTok influencerโ.
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Two days after her nomination, she was replaced by Mariya Mahmoud, former commissioner for higher education in Kano in the administration of Abdullahi Ganduje.
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Social media trail has shown that Shetty threw her support behind Osinbajo in his bid for the APC presidential ticket. She was literally embedded in his campaign for the presidency.
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Shetty shared, retweeted and posted videos and images from the Osinbajo presidential campaign organisation.
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