The immediate-past Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has dismissed a viral video purporting to point out a recent political rally to drum help for his 2027 presidential ambition, describing the put up as “mindless” and the handiwork of “confused, witless detractors.”
In a strongly worded assertion signed by the Director of the Yahaya Bello Media Workplace, Ohiare Michael, the previous governor clarified that the footage being circulated was from a 2022 rally forward of the 2023 presidential election, and never a latest occasion. The assertion accused mischief makers of intentionally trying to mislead Nigerians by reposting outdated footage with a false narrative.
“Our consideration has been drawn to a different mindless put up by mischief makers, who haven’t any different job than to manufacture falsehood and disseminate identical to mislead unsuspecting Nigerians,” the assertion began.
“They’ve tried so exhausting of their ‘bring-him-down-at-all-costs’ mission towards the immediate-past Governor of Kogi State… however have all the time failed woefully,” the assertion learn.
The media workplace famous the event was not the primary try by individuals it referred to as detractors to sow discord between Yahaya Bello and President Bola Tinubu.
“It’s not the primary time detractors and their co-travellers would fly absolute falsehood with the purpose of setting the previous governor towards our President, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” it added, calling the newest try “madness.”
The workplace additionally identified that the rally banners clearly bear 2022 dates, additional discrediting the misunderstanding that the occasion was latest.
“Of their determined bid to create disaster the place there’s none, they forgot the 2022 dates written boldly on the banners on show,” the assertion famous.
Addressing speculations about Bello’s political ambition, the media crew categorically denied that the previous governor has any intention of working for president in 2027.
“Our Principal… has no 2027 presidential ambition,” the assertion clarified, including that Bello stays dedicated to President Tinubu’s re-election.
Commending President Tinubu’s administration, the assertion stated, “The indices can’t lie. The President and his crew have performed exceedingly nicely for the nation, regardless of international challenges.”
The media workplace urged Nigerians to “disregard the mischievous put up,” branding it as “a mindless put up by a confused, witless thoughts.”
LEADERSHIP studies that Bello’s rebuttal got here on the heels of serial endorsements of President Tinubu for the 2027 election by varied organs and blocs inside the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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