Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has dissociated himself from posters circulating on the social media campaigning for him as vice president ahead of 2023 general elctions.
Bello in a statement, Friday in Minna, by his Chief Press Secretary, Ms Mary Noel Berje, said it was not the time to talk about 2023.
He said: “This is not time to talk about 2023 knowing very well that we just came out of elections and are yearning to fulfil promises made to the people.”
The governor said there was no basis or justification for such posters, saying that it was the handiwork of mischief makers trying to distract government’s attention from discharging its mandate to the citizens.
“Our priority is to support Federal and State Government policies and programmes and to fulfil their campaign promises as the tenure is just beginning.”
He described the posters as well as their authors as fake and unpatriotic, adding that we are fully focused to work for our people.”
The governor said he remained loyal to the ruling party and the federal government led by President Muhamadu Buhari, just as he appealed to the people of the state and the public to disregard the posters.
He said the posters were the handiwork of mischief makers, who take delight in heating up the polity for their selfish interests.
