Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has dismissed widespread rumours that he is contemplating defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC), to join the opposition coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
There were rumours over the weekend that Zulum, alongside five other governors, was perfecting plans to dump the APC and join the coalition. But in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Dauda Iliya, Zulum said there was no truth in the rumours as he had never contemplated leaving the APC.
The governor described the rumour as ‘unfounded and baseless fabrication by unscrupulous elements seeking relevance.
The statement titled ‘Defection rumour a speculation from the imagination of wishful thinkers; my loyalty to the APC sacrosanct’, reads thus:
“I have become aware of a fictitious and mischievous social media report circulating in certain quarters, alleging that I plan to decamp from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) alongside five other governors.
“This is entirely false and exists only in the imagination of its sponsors. They are detractors who have made no meaningful contribution to the progress of Borno State or Nigeria.
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“It is a classic example of cheap, politically motivated speculation designed solely to distract us and create unnecessary political tension.
“My loyalty to the APC remains firm, and my dedication is solely to the welfare and progress of Borno State. I urge the good people of Borno and the general public to disregard this fabrication.
“We have no time for cheap politics; our hands are full with the noble task of rebuilding and developing our dear state.
“I call on media outlets and the public to verify information from credible official sources and to ignore the desperate fabrications of those seeking relevance through disinformation.
“We remain resolute in our commitment to serving Borno State under the banner of our great party, the APC.”
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