By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri –
The Borno State Chairman of All Progressives Congress, (APC), Hon Ali Bukar Dalori has debunked social media reports alleging that there is fracas among APC stakeholders in Borno, which may truncate the success of the ruling party in the forthcoming general elections.
Hon. Dalori explained that going by the unprecedented achievements recorded in the last three and half years of the Zulum’s administration, with emerging restoration of peace, reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons, (IDPs) in their liberated communities, the APC has a better chance than any political party to win all elective positions next year.
The Chairman stated this on Wednesday in an interactive session with journalists in Maiduguri while responding to allegations leveled against him and his style of leadership, which went viral on social media that he has accused Governor Babagana Zulum of not doing enough to unite party stakeholders at the local, zonal and state levels of the party structures.
He said, “ordinarily, I do not want to join issues with the opposition parties, especially the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) who are hellbent on hiring some people to concoct fake news against the APC ruling party which is the only united party in the state”.
“But for the purpose of clarity, I challenge those making the allegations to come up with facts publicly on how APC is divided, as being alleged by the faceless individuals on social media platforms.
“It is shameful to hear that a faceless individual posted on his facebook page with my picture that I accused His Excellency, Governor Babagana Zulum of dividing our great party, the APC. This is fake news and should be disregarded.
“Of course, as the 2023 general elections draws nearer, it is not surprising that some desperate and failed members of the opposition parties, especially the sinking PDP would always concoct all sorts of baseless allegations against our great APC, but we will never be distracted by their antics.
“Going by the unprecedented achievements recorded in the last three and half years of the Zulum’s administration, with restoration of peace, reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons,( IDPs) back to their liberated communities, the APC has a better chance to win all elective positions in Borno and Nigeria as a whole by God grace”. Dalori said.
The State Chairman however called on the members and supporters of the APC ruling party and by extension lovers of democracy under the Zulum led- administration to disassociate themselves from fake news which are mostly portrayed in the social media platforms by enemies of government, progress and development.
He urged the people to continue to give their unflinching support, loyalty and cooperation to the people oriented policies and programmes of Governor Zulum to rebuild the state and take Borno to greater heights by nursing its wound and repositioning it better than what it was before the insurgency.
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