The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, North Central Nigeria, Saliu Mustapha has debunked party defection rumours making the rounds on social media.
The Lawmaker who is the Turaki of Ilorin, says he remains a staunch and loyal founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Senator Mustapha made his position known in a statement issued by his Media Aide, Nasif Sholagberu.
According to him, “As one of the privileged signatories to the historic February 2013 agreement that collapsed the three legacy parties to form the APC, his contributions to the creation, growth, and continued success of the party are well documented and highly regarded by stakeholders and members”.
The statement further addressed the purported defection saying, “Our attention has been drawn to a series of fabricated reports circulating on social media, alleging a purported endorsement and defection involving Senator Saliu Mustapha, the Turaki of Ilorin Emirate and the Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District”.
The statement explained that “As a matter of principle and policy, we do not dignify fake news or its peddlers with rebuttals. This explains our dignified silence over the past weeks as various baseless claims, fabricated by the usual suspects, are being trended with reckless abandon across social media”.
The statement explained further that the originators and sponsors of these falsehoods are well known, as are the motives and desperation driving their actions.
“However, what they fail to understand is that leadership and ambition are determined solely by the will of God Almighty, and not by smear campaigns”.
The statement added that Senator Saliu Mustapha remains steadfast in his mandate at the National Assembly, which is to deliver quality representation to the good people of Kwara Central Senatorial District.
“He is fully focused on this responsibility and refuses to be distracted by cheap and unfounded propaganda“, the statement clarified further.
The statement urged the public to disregard what it described as “fake news” and treat it as the product of the imagination of “mischief makers who have nothing constructive to offer”.
Emmanuel Ukoh
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