Minister of women affairs, Pauline Tallen has criticised the nullification of the election that produced Aishatu Binani as the Adamawa All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate.
Gatekeepers News reports that Tallen spoke during a News Agency of Nigeria ministerial forum in Abuja.
The minister said the matter which prompted the nullification is a party issue while calling for the reversal of the judgment.
“The nullification of our only female candidate for the governorship in Adamawa is unacceptable,” Tallen said.
“It is unacceptable to all Nigerian women and all men and women of goodwill. We will not accept it. It is not just the issue of the candidate or Nigerian women; it is a party issue because the judgment says that the party has no candidate; that is not democracy.
“Why are they afraid of allowing her to run? A primary was conducted and it was a very transparent primary because top government officials that witnessed the primary confirmed that it was transparent and clean.
“And for anybody to now take her to court sounds funny and undemocratic and Nigerian women are not happy with that judgment.”
The minister called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Aisha Buhari, the first lady, to intervene in the matter.
Tallen said Nigerian women will continue to advocate “until Binani’s mandate is restored”.
“We will do everything as Nigerian women to support the party to fight until our mandate is returned,” she added.
