Kogi: It’s all lies,I’m not kicking against gov Wada’s reelection – Jonathan

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Gov Wada procures nomination form for reelection
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Former Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed reports that he and his supporters are against the return of Kogi governor Capt Idris Wada and describing such statement as the handiwork of mischief-makers.

Former President Jonathan on Friday said that at no point did he make any of the statements credited to him in a news report published by The Nation newspapers.

This contradict media reports on Thursday indicating that former President Jonathan and other PDP party chieftains were kicking against the re-election of Kogi State governor, Idris Wada.

The Nation newspaper had reported on Thursday that former President Goodluck Jonathan and some of the old power blocks within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are against Kogi State Governor, Capt. Idris contesting for a second term on the party’s ticket.

According to the report, former President Jonathan and his supporters accuse Wada of being responsible for the party’s defeat by the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the presidential election.

But former President Jonathan has since denied making any such statement. According to him, “The Kogi State gubernatorial election will be a keenly contested one and you should expect any of these kind of media propaganda. I am not the one conducting the primary. Even when I was President, I never interfered in issues like party primaries. The PDP delegates in Kogi will decide that under a free and fair primary. Please ignore mischief-makers who are using my name to cause disaffection in the media.”

Meanwhile, the Kogi State governor, Idris Wada has also disclaimed reports that he was under pressure to step down from the race.

According to Governor Wada who spoke to Breaking Times on Friday, “It is totally incorrect that I am under pressure to step down from the governorship race. Pressure from where? It is those sponsoring these lies against me who are under pressure. Not me.”

The National Working Committee of the PDP on Wednesday postponed the PDP Kogi governorship primary to Monday earlier scheduled to hold on Thursday. A statement from the party cited logistic concerns.

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