Former Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has debunked the rumour of aligning with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu or any other presidential aspirants of All Progressive Congress.
Amosun also said that he neither obtained the APC senatorial form, nor attended the screening exercise organised for APC senatorial aspirants, as being peddled by some individuals.
This was sequel to reports over the weekend that Amosun had agreed to step down for Tinubu, having been screened and cleared for the Ogun Central senatorial race.
But Amosun, who reacted through his media aide, Bola Adeyemi, debunked the rumour spreading on social media, saying the “two news stories are false.”
Amosun not in Senatorial race, not aligning with anyone for presidential race
His statement,”The attention of Senator Ibikunle Amosun has been drawn to two news stories trending in the Social Media. The first falsely claims that Senator Amosun has been cleared to contest for the Senate. The second claims that Senator Amosun is set to align with a named presidential aspirant for the presidential contest.
“The two news stories are false. They are instances of the brand of politics that responsible Nigerians abhor.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Senator Amosun procured only the forms for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and did not attend the screening exercise for Senatorial aspirants because he is not one.
“Also,Senator Amosun is in the race for the presidential ticket of the APC and has no plans to align with any politician in the race.
“The false news stories should be dismissed”.