By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja –
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has denied any involvement in the 2027 presidential campaign posters featuring him and former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir-El-Rufai.
In a statement released by his media aide, Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio described the posters as the work of “mischief makers” and “tar-brushers” seeking to discredit loyalists of President Bola Tinubu.
The Senator clarified that he has no intention of running for President in 2027 and no plans to form a joint ticket with El-Rufai or anyone else.
He called on security agencies to investigate the matter and uncover the individuals behind the “malicious campaign”.
The statement reads in part, “The attention of the office of the President of the Senate has been drawn to posters circulating in some parts of Kaduna associating the President of the Senate with a supposed El-Rufai 2027 political ambition.
“This is the handiwork of mischief makers and familiar fifth columnists, and those bent on opening up windows for tar brushing of the president’s loyalists. The action is spurious and mischievous.
“Senator Akpabio is presently preoccupied with the responsibility of collaborating and providing the required legislative support to President Bola Tinubu to reset Nigeria and make the nation regain its pride of place in the comity of nations.
“This is exactly what Senate President Akpabio, as the Chairman of the National Assembly, has been doing since June 13, 2023; and has never at any time contemplated running for president in 2027 or at any other time.
“It is therefore, embarrassing for anyone to link the person of Senate President Godswill Akpabio to an insipid presidential ambition, when a competent, trusted, and tested leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR is in the driving seat, effectively navigating the contours of purposeful leadership and adept governance with his renewed Hope Agenda.
“We implore members of the public to disregard this unbridled mischief intended to distract Nigerians from the purposeful and positive interventions the Senate, under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio, is demonstrating.”aa
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