Embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has denied attacking or planning to attack President Bola Tinubu as his fraud case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) drags on.
The EFCC is trying him for defrauding impoverished Kogi State with billions of naira. He has denied wrongdoings, and the Commission has arraines him before a Federal High Court in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
There were some reports that the former governor is orchestrating an attack on the president perhaps for not shielding him from prosecution. He contested against Tinubu for the presidential ticket of the APC.
Yahaya Bello reacted through his media aide Ohiare Michael in a statement released on Saturday. He referred to the report (not published by Online Parrot News) as fake. The statement said that the unverified report was ridiculous, and fake.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to a not only mischievous but senseless report published by a mushroom blog called Daily Excessive, which attributed fake quotes against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to our principal, the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.
“Ordinarily, we would not have even bothered to give this any attention, because no informed Nigerian would take such a ridiculous story, written by a sick mind, seriously, especially since court records are public documents.
“This clarification is, however, necessary for the record and for the benefit of social media users who circulate fake news without fact-checking the details.”
“The Media Office of His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, hereby states that the report in circulation by one Daily Excessive blog, which quoted the former governor to have said that he would reveal to the world how President Tinubu became President is not only misleading but also a confirmation of how unintelligent some unrelenting detractors of the former governor are.
“Every Nigerian following court proceedings, since the former governor submitted himself to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, knows that trial has not commenced in any of the cases. Former Governor Bello has only taken his plea at both courts.
“The court is an open place where journalists and other stakeholders monitor proceedings. This is the reason no informed Nigerian would even consider opening this sick report by an ‘Excessive fake news purveyor’ called Daily Excessive. But a ‘conquered’ mind is a sick mind, so we understand the plight of these mischief makers,” the statement added.
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