A former minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, popularly known as Mama Taraba, on Tuesday said her surgery operation was successful.

Recalled Sen. Aisha has been out of the country since last April for a knee replacement surgery, and on her Twitter handle asked Nigerians to pray for her as she embarked on the medical trip.

 “Alhamdulillah! Alhamdulillah!! Alhamdulillah, my surgery was a success and I’m getting much better every day. “Thank you all for the prayers, family, friends and all concerned Nigerians,” she also thanked Nigerians and her well wishers in a message posted on her twitter handle.

Aisha, who was also a former gubernatorial candidate in Taraba state under the umbrella of UDP, added that she is recovering fast, adding that her physiotherapy will begin soon.