Lawan not working for Atiku – APC dismisses hearsay

This comes amid extreme assaults towards the Senate President after the Bashir Machina Marketing campaign Council condemned the alleged derogatory utterances made by his (Lawan) supporters towards the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

The condemnation was contained in an announcement signed by the Director-Basic of the Bashir Machina Marketing campaign Council, Husaini Isa, on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.

Based on Isa, Lawan’s supporters made anti-party chants on the rally held in Nguru city primarily based on video proof circulated on social media through which they freely endorsed Atiku his get together.

APC dismisses allegation: Reacting to the declare, the APC marketing campaign council in an announcement on Thursday, December 22, 2022, handed a vote of confidence on the Senate President, saying he by no means betray the get together.

The spokesman for Tinubu-Shettima presidential marketing campaign council, Festus Keyamo, whereas dismissing the hearsay stated Lawan is a trusted get together member.

The SAN stated he discovered it onerous to imagine that Machina supporters would stoop low to accuse Lawan of working towards his get together.

Keyamo’s phrase: “Lawan has at all times been in opposition to the PDP since 1999. So anyone waking in a single day to say that Lawan and his supporters are working for the PDP ought to look at himself.

“He’s somebody who has a big coronary heart. I don’t assume Machina or his camp can do this to him as speculated. It’s a united household we now have within the APC. The individuals peddling this hearsay are within the PDP. They’re keen on at all times peddling conspiracy principle.

“The one hope of the PDP successful the 2023 election is to say that individuals are working towards the APC. It’s all lies, blatant ones. The get together is comfy with Lawan.”

Additionally, the Publicity Director of the APC, Bala Ibrahim, who corroborated Keyamo’s place, expressed reservations that some individuals are working to trigger friction throughout the get together.

Ibrahim’s phrases: “These individuals, having misplaced and know they don’t stand any probability of successful, go into their tents and proceed to manufacture tales that can not be taken by an affordable thoughts.

“Lawan has stated instances with out quantity that after his loss to Tinubu, he’s solidly dedicated to help him. He’ll marketing campaign and see to the success of the marketing campaign. He has not disowned members of the get together nor has he derailed from his ambition of seeing to the success of the get together.

“Whoever is peddling that is utilizing a fabrication of his personal creativeness. They’re doing so simply to spite the get together. These identical individuals have stated identical factor in regards to the president being reluctant in campaigning for the APC presidential marketing campaign. By so doing, President Buhari was pressured to come back out to say he’s going to marketing campaign with a lot vigour and vitality.

“These hearsay mongers additionally alleged up to now that there was a friction between the nationwide chairman and the presidential candidate merely due to the best way the candidate emerge. What extra do they should be satisfied in regards to the unity within the get together?”