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Minister for Trade rushed to the hospital after slumping at an event in Bauchi!

Mrs. Maryam Katagum, The minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment,  on Monday slumped while on an official engagement in Bauchi State.

The minister, who was in Bauchi to launch an empowerment program held at Sanin Malam Plaza in Bauchi, suddenly slumped as she tried to deliver her speech at the ceremony and was rushed to the Trauma Centre of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) for medical attention.

An eyewitness revealed that since she arrived at the venue of the ceremony, the minister had looked withdrawn touching her head occasionally as the program was going on with the Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Sen Baba Tela, in attendance.

Another eyewitness said that the minister slumped as she stood up to deliver her address and launch the program, adding that she just held her head and went down flat.

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As of the time of filing this report, she was at the trauma center of the ATBUTH where she is receiving medical attention with the Deputy Governor monitoring the situation.

At the Trauma Centre of ATBUTH, officials of the ministry, as well as those of the state government, were seen monitoring the situation as one of them confirmed that the minister was indeed inside the hospital.

Via Signal NG

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