Aisha Alhassan

Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan (16 September 1959 – 7 May 2021), popularly known as Mama Taraba, was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the Federal Minister of Women Affairs from her appointment in 2015 until her resignation in 2018. She died at the age of 61 in Cairo from Covid-19 in 2021.

Runcie C.W. Chidebe, Executive Director, Project PINK BLUE with Sen. Aisha J. Alhassan, Minister of Women Affairs & Social Dev.; Dr. Ramatu Hassan, Rep. Minister of Health, Chidinma Ekile, Toke Makinwa, Annie Idibia at World Cancer Day

Quotes

• “Her death is a huge loss not only to the female gender activist community but to the country as a whole. Our condolences to her family, friends, National Assembly and government and people of Taraba State.”
  • The president SAS quoted as saying by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu. https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/460736-mama-taraba-laid-to-rest-in-jalingo.html?tztc=1