By Sam Kayode
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has dismissed speculation in some sections of the online media that he was about dumping his party the All Progressive Congress (APC) for any other.
The Governor said it was not true that he was conspiring to drag five other Governors in defecting to the opposition coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as is being speculated in the social space.
Zulum, in a statement over the weekend by his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, described the rumour of defection as “unfounded and baseless fabrication” by unscrupulous elements seeking relevance, even as he affirmed that he was still loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“We have become aware of a fictitious and mischievous social media report circulating in certain quarters, alleging plans by me 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.
“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.” the statement concluded.
Some unverified online outlets had said that about ten governors may be joining the ADC coalition formed to give the incumbent President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria a stiff fight in the pending Presidential elections of 2027.
The coalition is loaded with angry opposition political stalwarts mostly from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and some elements who resigned from the All progressive Congress (APC) and the labour party for now.
