Toni Kan bows to pressure, declines appointment from ministry

Writer Toni Kan has declined the position of spokesperson to Sadiya Umar Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.

This was after the appointment was criticized by some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

According to the APC members, Toni Kan doesn't deserve the appointment because he's not a member of the party which he has been a critic of in the past.

Bowing to the outcry which trended on social media, Toni Kan tweeted:

"At the behest of HM @Sadiya_farouq @fmhdsd, in the wake of the outcry on twitter over my engagement as Media Consultant I wish to decline the position of Spokesperson. I thank her for the opportunity and wish the ministry all the best".

At the behest of HM @Sadiya_farouq @fmhdsd, in the wake of the outcry on twitter over my engagement as Media Consultant I wish to decline the position of Spokesperson. I thank her for the opportunity and wish the ministry all the best.

— TONI KAN (Lagosian Panglosian) (@tonikan11) May 27, 2020