A former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello says he has no presidential ambition. The controversial former helmsman said he’s supporting the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Recall that Bello was among the aspirants that willingly dropped out ahead the 2023 presidential election for Tinubu to emerge the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate for that election.
But a recent report had claimed that the former governor is aspiring again for the nation’s highest office.
A statement issued on Friday by the Director of the Yahaya Bello Media Office, Ohiare Michael, stated that he will not contest, describing the report as a ploy by ‘mischief-makers’ who are trying to mislead unsuspecting Nigerians.
He urged Nigerians to be unwary of ‘bloggers’ who write untrue for their pecuniary benefits.
Bello: “Our attention has been drawn to yet another senseless post by mischief-makers who have no other job than to fabricate falsehoods and disseminate them to mislead unsuspecting Nigerians.
“They have tried so hard in their ‘bring-him-down-at-all-costs’ mission against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, but have always failed woefully.
“This is not the first time detractors and their co-travelers would spread absolute falsehood with the aim of setting the former governor against our President, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“But this latest slant reposting a 2022 rally and insinuating that it just happened, reflects nothing but insanity.
“Nigerians should be wary of witless bloggers who concoct stories without thinking, just to satisfy the interests of their equally brainless paymasters.
“In their desperate bid to create a crisis where there is none, they forgot the 2022 dates boldly written on the banners on display. Yet, they expect reasonable people not to recognize this as the handiwork of frustrated detractors.
“While we state categorically that our principal, His Excellency, former Governor Yahaya Bello, has no 2027 presidential ambition, we also stress his unflinching commitment to the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027.
“The facts speak for themselves. 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 for what it is—a senseless post by a confused, witless mind.”
Bello’s rebuttal is coming on the heels of Thursday’s adoption of President Tinubu as the APC sole candidate for the 2027 election, by key leaders of his party.
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