The Gubernatorial Candidate of the National Rescue Movement, (NRM) Abubakar Musa-Sambo, has debunked the rumours going around on social media that he has stepped down for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Nasarawa state.
Speaking during a press conference in Lafia, the state capital, North central Nigeria, Musa-Sambo said the briefing was necessary to set the record straight in regards to a video clip that has gone viral on various social media platforms as well as some conventional media stations to the effect that he had jettisoned his ambition by stepping down for the Gubernatorial Candidate of the PDP, Hon David Umbugadu.
“I would like to state categorically and for the records that this is not true. Let me further clarify that I Alhaji Abubakar Musa Sambo remain not only the authentic but also the acceptable candidate of NRM in Nasarawa state.
“The news is not only fake but also unfounded and malicious being spread by politicians who are desperate to achieve their political goals through whatever means possible”, he said.
He further said that he has been approached by various leading political parties in the state on the possibility of withdrawing from the race and supporting their respective candidates in the forthcoming 2023 Governorship and State Assembly elections in the state but declined their offers.
Voice of Nigeria reports the guber candidate was yet to make his final decision whether to step down for any candidate of another political party because he is optimistic of winning the race.
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