Former Vice President Namadi Sambo has dismissed studies that he has defected from the Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It was broadly reported on Wednesday that Sambo has defected to the APC. The studies cited {a photograph} of the ex-VP with Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani.
Nevertheless, Sambo refuted the studies on Thursday in an announcement by his media adviser, Umar Sani.
Sani, within the assertion, stated the image was not latest.
He additional said that the previous Vice President stays a loyal and devoted member of the PDP, with no intention in any respect of leaving the occasion.
“My consideration has been drawn to a broadly circulated story alleging that His Excellency, Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo, GCON, former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This declare is completely false and with none foundation.
“Following quite a few calls and inquiries, I’ve taken the freedom on the authority of His Excellency’s household to subject this formal rebuttal. I categorically state that the story is a fabrication, laced with mischief and geared toward deceptive the general public.
“The {photograph} supporting this falsehood, exhibiting His Excellency with the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, isn’t latest. It was taken years in the past throughout a condolence go to by the Governor to His Excellency’s residence in Abuja, following the demise of his brother, the late Sani Sambo. The picture is now being intentionally misrepresented to suit a contrived narrative.
“Moreover, His Excellency is scheduled to attend the commissioning of a 300-bed hospital in Kaduna on Thursday, nineteenth June 2025. This undertaking, which he initiated throughout his time in workplace, stands as a testomony to his enduring dedication to public service and the event of Kaduna State.
“His invitation to witness the completion of this legacy undertaking, and presumably provide a number of remarks, should not be misconstrued as a political endorsement or as affirmation of any partisan shift.
“For the avoidance of doubt, His Excellency, Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo stays a loyal and dedicated member of the Folks’s Democratic Get together (PDP).
“He has no intention of becoming a member of every other political occasion. The defection story is only the figment of the creativeness of its authors calculated to sow confusion and obtain low-cost political mileage,” the assertion learn.
