The Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has dissociated himself from the rumors making the rounds that the State has a preferred presidential aspirant ahead of the Presidential Primary.
An online report had purportedly quoted Governor Sani Bello telling the visiting vice president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo that the state had pledged its support and loyalty to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed Bola Tinubu.
But in a statement on Tuesday, Governor Sani Bello described the statement credited to him by social media influencers/ online media as a wicked rumor, orchestrated by mischief makers to cause bad blood in the polity.
“As far as the Niger APC is concerned, the race for the ticket of our party is open to all. The vice president like any other eminent aspirants is free to visit the state.
The party has not taken any position yet”.
He urged the public to regard the statement endorsing Asiwaju as the machination of wicked forces, whose motive is to cause disaffection.
Governor Sani Bello urged members of the APC in the State to remain united and be on their guards, so as not to allow callous and mischief-maker’s to cause disunity in the party.
