Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has weighed in on the death of Miss Mary Habila, a staff member, a Staff member of the ministry of health who died at the residence of Minister of Works, Dave Umahi.
The demise of Habila, a nurse, at the minister’s Ebonyi residence has been dogged by controversy with foulplay rumoured in some quarters where suggestion is rife that Umahi has a case to answer despite his reiteration of alleged innocence.
“First, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the Habila family. No family should have to mourn a daughter taken in the prime of her life while also fighting simply to learn the truth of how she died,” Atiku wrote in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday, where he urged President Bola Tinubu to direct Umahi, to step aside pending the conclusion of investigations into the circumstances surrounding Habila’s death.
The post also reads: “President Bola Tinubu must direct the Honourable Minister of Works to step aside immediately, pending the conclusion of investigations. This is not a punishment; it is the minimum standard of public accountability in any serious democracy.”
