5th April, 2022
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Dr Abubakar Malami, SAN, has debunked news reports claiming he has joined the governorship race in his home state of Kebbi.
He said at the appropriate time, his supporters will hear directly from “the horse’s mouth, in the full glare of the media, stakeholders, like-minds, party faithful and teeming supporters”.
The clarification was made in a press release issued by Malami’s media aide, Dr Umar Gwandu, on Tuesday.
Malami said “the clarification became necessary in view of a false and fabricated publication in some section of the media”.
Malami said the declaration to contest for a political position was never a hidden affair or clandestine operation that could be reported as a scoop by a section of the media.
“A video being circulated as the purported declaration was mischievously translated with fabricated insertions and interpolations that cannot in spirit and context establish the misinformation circulated,” Malami explained.
The Justice Minister said the report was triggered out of curiosity and eagerness by followers and loyalists.
Read the full statement:
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, (Dr.) Abubakar Malami San has not yet declared interest to contest any elective position come 2023.
This was made known by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday 5th April, 2022. He said the clarification became necessary in view of a false and fabricated publication in some section of the media.
Gwandu said the declaration to contest for a political position was never a hidden affair or clandestine operation that could be reported as a scoop by a section of the media.
He said the report was triggered out of curiosity and eagerness by followers and loyalists.
A video being circulated as the purported declaration was mischievously translated with fabricated insersions and interpolations that cannot in spirit and context establish the malinformation circulated. He, however, thanked the teeming supporters of the Minister and the general public for expressing their interest.
Gwandu said at the appropriate time they will hear from the horses mouth in full glare of the media, stakeholders, like-minds, party faithful and teaming supporters.
Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu
(Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice).