News
Nigerian Minister Slumps During Official Engagement
- when she stood up upon being invited to deliver her speech, she held her head and slumped, forcing her aides and top officials at the event to quickly rush her to the hospital for treatment.
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Maryam Yalwaji Katagum allegedly collapsed at an empowerment programme in Bauchi on Monday and was subsequently rushed to the Trauma Centre of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, for immediate treatment.
According to an eyewitness, the minister was noticed to be withdrawn when she arrived at the venue of the empowerment programme, adding that she was intermittently touching her head while the programme was going on.
However, when she stood up upon being invited to deliver her speech, she held her head and slumped, forcing her aides and top officials at the event to quickly rush her to the hospital for treatment.
Read Also: [BREAKING] Sunday Igboho: Southern Governors React, Give Fresh Directive To Security Agencies
An eyewitness at the entrance of the hospital confirmed the incident and said the Minister was indeed rushed to the hospital but in a section meant for Very Important Persons (VIP) of the hospital where she is currently receiving treatment.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Court Orders MFM General Overseer, To Pay $7,320 To Sowore
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
