By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja
The Senator representing Sokoto North Senatorial District, Aliyu Wamakko, has angrily refuted report that he is interested in being the running mate of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2027 presidential election.
Wamako made the denial following a newspaper publication in which one Abdullahi Yerima, the chairman of Kebbe local government called for support for Wamakko to actualise his ambition of emerging as running mate to THE APC presidential candidate in the 2027 presidential election
But the Senator, in a statement released through his spokesperson, Abdallah El-kurebe, described the claim as misleading and an act of mischief.
Wamakko added that he has never shown interest in the position of vice president, either in private or public.
The statement, as signed by El-Kurebe, read in part, ‘The attention of Distinguished Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko (Sarkin Yamman Sokoto), has been drawn to a misleading and unauthorised statement credited to the Chairman of Kebbe Local Government Council, Abdullahi Yerima, and published by the New Telegraph in a report titled: ‘2027 Aspirations: Northern Leaders Urged to Support Wamakko’.
“We wish to state unequivocally that Senator Wamakko has never publicly or privately expressed interest in contesting for the position of Vice President in the 2027 general elections, or in any political arrangement of that nature.
“Any insinuation or claim to that effect is false, baseless, and highly irresponsible”
“Abdullahi Yerima’s statement is not only unauthorised but also a reckless and deliberate act of political mischief intended to mislead the public and drag the name of the Distinguished Senator into needless and unfounded political speculation.
“Senator Wamakko hereby calls on Abdullahi Yerima to immediately retract the statement, tender an unreserved apology to the Distinguished Senator and his family, and desist from further actions capable of undermining his reputation and distorting his well-known political stance”
“Let it be on record that Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko remains focused on serving the people of Sokoto State and the nation through responsible leadership and political maturity, and should not be drawn into opportunistic narratives concocted for selfish motives”.
The speculation followed controversies over the possibility of President Tinubu dropping Kashim Shettima as his vice president in the 2027 election.
But the Presidency has said Tinubu will only choose his running mate getting the ticket of APC to contest the 2027 presidential election.
