EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa South Senatorial Zone has announced that even though he did not win the February 25 senatorial election, he still fully supports the All Progressives Congress (APC) agenda.
This online media platform recalls that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) senator Muhammed Onawo Ogoshi defeated senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura in the Nasarawa South senatorial race on February 25.
Afterward, reports claimed that the former Nasarawa state governor has joined forces with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to challenge Governor Abdullahi Sule of the ruling APC.
Rumor has it that Senator Al-makura is upset because Governor Sule did not advocate for his election to the National Assembly’s red chambers.
However, Al-Makura refuted the rumor, describing it as false information propagated by “unemployed politicians and rumor paddlers who take glee in giving the dog a bad name to hang it.”
A statement from the camp of the outgoing senator read, “The attention of His Excellency, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has been drawn to the above mischievous and fake news published by Nasarawa Mirror on Monday, 01/03/2023.
“Senator Al-Makura, no matter the circumstances, has never in his wildest imagination, contemplated working against his party, APC, and its candidates, simply because he lost an election.
“Senator Al-Makura is a bonafide member of APC, whose commitment to campaign for Gov Abdullahi Sule and other candidates of the ruling party in his zone, remain unshakable, towards ensuring they emerge victorious.
“The general public is hereby advised to disregard this rumor and fake news from detractors seeking to confuse members of the APC”.
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