The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje has alleged that there is a plot to cause disaffection between him and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a poster indicating that he was gearing up to run in the 2027 presidential election.
Ganduje, said this while dissociating himself from the viral posters that bore his image as the APC presidential candidate and Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as his running mate.
He claimed the poster, captioned, “The Winning Team 2027. Vote APC 2027,” was the brainchild of the Kwankwassiyya movement of his political rival and ex-Kano governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Ganduje who reacted to the poster in a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Edwin Olofu, said, “This is to inform the general public that the poster currently circulating on social media, claiming that the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, is contesting for the Presidency in 2027 with Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as his running mate, is entirely false and a malicious piece of fake news.
“The All Progressives Congress wishes to categorically state that this is the work of mischief-makers, likely in collaboration with certain elements within the Kwankwassiyya movement, who are determined to create disaffection between Dr. Ganduje and His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje remains unwaveringly loyal to President Tinubu and is fully committed to supporting the President’s vision and leadership. Dr. Ganduje believes that President Tinubu is on the right trajectory to steer Nigeria towards greater prosperity and unity.”