The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Accord Party (AP) Vice Admiral Usman Oyibe Jibrin Retd, in the coming governorship election in the state is livid against the social media report making the rounds suggesting that he has stepped down for Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, the flag-bearer of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Refuting the claims, the retired naval boss described the insinuation inherent in the story as an insult to his personality.
According to Jibrin, there is no truth whatsoever in the mischievous report, which, he observed was deliberately planted to cause confusion.
“It is an insult to my person to step down for Muri who, by all standards, is not my match”; Jibrin fumed.
The AP flag bearer in the statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Lokoja, the state capital urged his supporters and members of the public to disregard the mischievous report even as he reassured them that he remains very much determined, focused and undeterred in the race to clinch the number one seat of the state.
Jibrin reiterated that he remained fully in the governorship race with his running mate, Comrade Raphael Olamife, insisting that could not have withdrawn for anybody.
Meanwhile, the no-nonsense naval chief has advised media practitioners against peddling unconfirmed rumours in the guise of news stories, especially during an electioneering season like this, when some desperate politicians are usually ready to do anything to achieve their selfish interests.
The retired naval chief who described the report as “a lie from the pit of hell”, has thus threatened legal action against the publishers of the report which he found vexatious.
