Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, a former governor of Borno state, has denied endorsing the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, George Akume, for the position.
The aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship, described the reports of him endorsing Akume for the position as false.
In a statement by his Deputy Campaign Director, Cairo Ojougboh, Sheriff said: “Our attention has been drawn to a report that the Ali Modu Sheriff Campaign Organisation has joined forces with Malam Isa Yuguda Support Organisation to support the candidacy of George Akume for APC National Chairman.
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“The report is fake and should not be regarded, it is nothing but a figment of the imagination of those who planted it.
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“We categorically state that the report which claimed that the Sheriff Campaign Organisation is working to ensure that George Akume emerged as APC’s national chairman at the National Convention is a blatant lie from the pit of hell.”