Former governor of Sokoto state and presidential candidate of Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) during 2007 general elections, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, has denied report trending on social media that he has joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Bafarawa who made the clarification through his Aide, Dr Abubakar Umar, on Tuesday in Sokoto described the defection information in circulation as false and misleading.
According to him, he had not granted any media interview nor in consultation with any group on the issue.
He enjoined journalists to refrain from circulating false reports, stressing that he along with his people have embarked on digging the roots and circumstances that led to the circulation of the defection story.
Bafarawa had in 2024 announced aligning himself with a grassroots development group after he withdrew his membership with PDP.