The Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmad, on Monday, has condemned reports stating that the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmad, has resigned.
This came hours after the Minister announced the postponement of subsidy removal till further notice.
Bashir, in a tweet via his official Twitter page, said the rumour making the rounds is untrue.
“There is a rumour going around that Honorable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Shamsuna Ahmad has resigned.
“The rumour is completely not true, one of the minister’s closest aides told me on phone,” he said.