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By Myke Agunwa
Following the endorsement of President Bola Tinubu as the sole presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), including governors elected on the platform of the party, former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello on Friday said he won’t contest against President Bola Tinubu, adding that he (Bello) has no presidential ambition.
The social media space is awash with a video of the former governor in campaign mode and asking for votes from supporters.
Bello was one of the presidential aspirants that contested against Tinubu in 2023 and refused to step down even when the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio opened the floodgate of stepping down and re-alignment at the convention ground.
In a statement signed by Michael Ohiare, his Media Director, Bello expressed surprise and shock over a video post of his 2022 rally, claiming he had started campaigning against President Tinubu for 2027.
Ohiare described the post as “senseless,” crafted by mischief makers who have no other job than to fabricate falsehood and disseminate same to mislead unsuspecting Nigerians.
He stressed that the post was out of desperate bid to create crisis where there is none by naysayers who are bent on twisting the narratives to bring Bello down.
The statement read, “While we state categorically, that our principal, Bello, has no 2027 presidential ambition, we want to also stress his unflinching commitment to the re-election of President Tinubu come 2027.
“The indices cannot lie. The President and his team have done exceedingly well for the country, despite global challenges. On merit, he deserves the support of well-meaning Nigerians.
“Nigerians should disregard the mischievous post insinuating a fresh presidential support rally as what it is – a senseless post by a confused, witless mind
“The fabricators forgot that the 2022 dates are boldly written on the banners on display. Yet, they expect reasonable people not to see this as the handiwork of detractors.” he said.
According to him, the fabricators have tried so hard in their “bring-him-down-at-all-costs” mission against Bello but have always failed woefully.
The director stated that it was not the first time detractors and their co-travellers would fly absolute falsehood with the aim of setting the former governor against President Tinubu.
“But this latest slant of reposting a 2022 rally afresh and insinuating that it is just happening, connotes nothing but sheer mischief.
“Nigerians should be wary of witless persons who concoct stories without thinking, just to satisfy the interests of their paymasters,” he said