{"id":1058,"date":"2026-03-05T04:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facthubafrica.com\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2026-03-05T04:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:29:10","slug":"we-are-still-at-work-alausa-debunks-resignation-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facthubafrica.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/we-are-still-at-work-alausa-debunks-resignation-rumours\/","title":{"rendered":"We are still at work \u2013 Alausa debunks resignation rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has dismissed rumours suggesting he plans to resign from office to pursue the Lagos State governorship seat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speculation about his alleged governorship ambition and resignation surfaced after an APC stalwart, Imran Muhammed, posted on his social media handle that the minister \u201cmay resign in order to pursue his Lagos State governorship ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to a source, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, may resign in order to pursue his Lagos State governorship ambition,\u201d Muhammed wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to this, Alausa debunked the claim via his official X handle, describing the report as unfounded.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still hard at work here at the FME, don\u2019t believe the rumours,\u201d the minister stated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><div  class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/facthubafrica.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/we-are-still-at-work-alausa-debunks-resignation-rumours\/'><div class='heateor_sss_sharing_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\" ><\/div><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" 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