KATSINA FIRST LADY DENIES ORDERING COUNCILLOR’S SACK

The wife of the Katsina State governor, Hajiya Fatima Shema, has denied media report that she ordered the sack of a supervisory councillor for water and sanitation in Matazu Local Government Area (LGA), Hajiya Hadiza Ibrahim.

Hajia Shema made this denial in a statement signed by Chief Press Secretary, CPS, to the governor, Mallam Lawal Ahmed Matazu, where she pointed out that she did not meddle with local or state government administration and so could not have ordered the councillor’s sack.

“Mrs. Shema is not on the staff of Matazu LGA, does not get involved in local or state administration and never ordered the sack of any councillor. The staff of Matazu LGA who signed the letter is on his own,” it said.

“We are surprised that a staff of Matazu LGA could stoop so low as to issue that directive when everyone knows that he does not take his instructions from Mrs. Shema,” it said.

According to the statement, the Katsina State Ministry Of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs is already investigating the matter and would make its finding public.

The CPS said the governor’s wife was only at the event where Hajia Ibrahim allegedly assaulted the Matazu LGA chairman’s wife, but that she never issued any directive for her sack.

Source: Leadership