From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja
Former Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has disowned media reports and speculations on his alleged 2027 moves.
Saraki, in a statement by his media office and signed by Yusuph Olaniyonu, yesterday, said there was no iota of truth in the report.
A report had stated that the former Kwara governor, during a visit to Ilorin, met with his associates and allegedly gave an assessment of the political climate in the country.
However, Saraki said it was obvious that the author’s misconception might be because of his silence over the recent moves by opposition politicians to form an alliance for the 2027 polls.
The statement read in part: “it should be noted that the reporter of the story quoted unnamed sources and faceless individuals who he claimed attended a meeting with Dr. Saraki. He also sought the opinions of people who he did not tell the details of the story he wanted them to respond to.
“We believe his story came from his misconception of why Dr. Saraki has refused to associate with or comment on the ongoing efforts by some politicians to form a coalition.
It is equally obvious that he simply decided to package as a news story the permutations, projections, and calculations of some individuals who believe they could proffer a reason for the quiet stance of the former Senate President.
“Anybody who has associated closely with Dr. Saraki will know that either in the public or private space, he does not speak carelessly and in a manner that can expose him to ridicule. He is always a careful and frugal speaker. The views expressed in that news story and the concocted graphic design in circulation do not represent the position of Dr. Saraki. He has nothing to do with them.
“We, therefore, call on well-meaning Nigerians to disregard and ignore the false claims contained either in the story published by the newspaper or the warped version of it being circulated online by elements of the opposition in Kwara State.”