by Peregba Jerry
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has denied claims that it has a preferred gubernatorial aspirant ahead of the 2023 elections.
The State Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party, Mr Isaac Ogbobula said this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday, titled, ‘We have no preferred aspirants—APC chairman’.
Ogbobula said reports quoting him as saying that the immediate past Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, oil mogul, Tonye Cole and Biokpo Awara, are preferred aspirants were false.
The statement read, “My attention has been drawn to reports that I said APC has preferred aspirants. I said no such thing.
“My dear party leaders and members, please ignore the fake report. It is the handiwork of fifth columnists bent on setting confusion in our midst. We must expect more of these acts of mischief and blackmail as the 2023 countdown kick starts.
“Dr Dakuku Peterside, Awara and Tonye Cole are great and wonderful party leaders and we love them dearly. But we must not allow anyone to ascribe to any party functionary an act which he or she did not undertake. Kindly ignore the circulation of fake news.”
