Buhari Has Not Endorsed A Governorship Candidate In Abia – Alex Otti Clarifies | READ DETAILS

The media spokesman to Abia Guber aspirant, Dr. Alex Otti, has refuted that president Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed a candidate ahead of the 2023 governorship race in the state.

A press release issued on Thursday, by Ferdinand Ekeoma described as propaganda and fake news the claim that Buhari ordered all other aspirants under the All Progressives Congress (APC) to step down for a perceived consensus candidate.

According to the release, ‘the propaganda’ is being sponsored by an ‘unpopular aspirant who is afraid of democratic contest’.

The release titled;

“PRESIDENT BUHARI HAS NOT ENDORSED ANY GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE IN ABIA” read;

The attention of the Media Office of a front-line Governorship Aspirant, Dr. Alex Otti OFR has been drawn to a misleading media propaganda being sponsored and circulated by an unpopular governorship aspirant under the platform of the APC, alleging that he has been anointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the candidate of the APC in Abia.

The aspirant and his agents went further to claim that other governorship aspirants under the platform of the APC have been asked to step down for him.

We wish to state categorically that, this claim is false, baseless, unfounded and misleading. No aspirant has been anointed by the President, and no aspirant has been compelled to step down.

The unpopular aspirant behind the misleading propaganda is afraid of democratic contest due to his unpopularity and lack of followership within and outside the party, hence his resort to deceitful strategy as a means to winning the ticket of the APC.

We therefore urge our party members, stakeholders and supporters to ignore the fast spreading propaganda and continue to stand by and que behind Dr. Alex Otti who is capable of winning both the ticket and the governorship election through inclusive campaign and mobilization of party and non party members, leaders and supporters at all levels.

Signed

Ferdinand Ekeoma

For and on behalf of the

Alex Otti Media Office.