Contrary to reports about his hospitalisation, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, yesterday in his office, received briefings from the Acting Director, Civil Litigation, Mrs. Maimuna Lami Shiru as part of his official duties after his trip outside the country. Malami, who turns 54 today, also received the governor of his home state, Kebbi, Senator Atiku Bagudu, who came to felicitate with him on his new age. Malami had also pointed out that AGFs have to toil and travail through thorny terrains to carry out their functions. However, in a statement made available to The Guardian, the Special Assistant to the Minister on Media and Public Affairs, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, disclosed that the minister was hail and hearty. Gwandu disclosed that Malami also received Senator Aloysius Etok in his office after the briefings from the ministry’s Acting Director of Civil Litigation.

Source: The Guardian April 17, 2021 03:33 UTC