By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
Nigeria’s Senate President and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District, Ahmed Lawan has debunked a report that they were attacked during a rally during the weekend.
Lawan, in a statement issued by the Special Adviser(Adviser), Ola Awoniyi said that instead, a mammoth crowd had turned out to celebrate his victory at the Supreme Court during the campaign rally at Gashua, in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State.
“We have noticed some misrepresentations and outright fabrications in a section of the media on events at the APC zonal campaign rally which was held in Gashua, Bade Local Government Area, in Yobe State on Saturday 11th February 2023.
“The offensive reports insinuated that there was a disruption of the rally by a particular group of supporters. The report also alleged that some party leaders were stoned at the rally.
“We categorically state that the claims are far from the truth. They completely misrepresented what happened.
“The facts are that the people of Yobe North Senatorial District otherwise referred to as Zone C turned out en masse for the rally in demonstration of their love for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and particularly to show their appreciation of the achievements of the State Governor, His Excellency, Mai Mala Buni in the last three and half years of his administration.
“The large size and enthusiasm of the crowd was no doubt a show of solidarity and support for their son, His Excellency, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, whose candidacy for the Yobe North Senatorial District has just been affirmed by a judgment of the Supreme Court,”
The statement maintained that the APC remains solid in the state as the people of the area have expressed their readiness to support the party come the 2023 elections.
