By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Nasarawa State authorities have strongly rejected claims that Governor Abdullahi Sule held secret meetings with former Vice president Atiku Abubakar while in the Holy Land for the lesser Hajj.
A section of the media had claimed that the two Northern political leaders met at the Conrad Jabal Omar Hotel in Mecca and had fruitful discussions during Ramadan breakfast regarding a possible alignment ahead the 2027 general elections.
The former Vice President who is one of the Presidential hopefuls on the platform of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, is aspiring to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the polls come 2027.
According to reports, the Nasarawa state Governor who is an APC stalwart, allegedly, besides assuring Atiku of his support, also, pledged cash donations to promote his ambition.
But a statement from Ibrahim Addra, his spokesperson, described the purported secret meeting between Governor Sule and Atiku as the handiwork of political detractors trying desperately to undermine the cordial relationship between the Governor and President Tinubu.
The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary emphasized that Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, had earlier claimed no knowledge of such a meeting
According to Addra, the Nasarawa State Governor has no intention to deviate from his known political alignment.
He noted that Governor Sule, at different political fora, had lauded the general direction of President Tinubu, as well as reaffirming his unalloyed loyalty.
The Governor’s spokesperson who described the reports of the secret meeting as false, misleading and mischievous, however, assured that no orchestrated smear campaign and blackmail will rupture the good relationship between Governor Sule and President Tinubu.
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