The Kogi governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the November 11th election, Murtala Ajaka has reacted to reports of stepping down from the race n a last minute decision.
Ajaka denied the reports which pitched him stepping down for Leke Abejide, candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The SDP candidate for the Kogi State governorship election, Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka (Muri) denied stepping down from the race. The denial comes after a purported letter of withdrawal began circulating online on November 3, 2023. In a statement signed by the Director General, New Media MuriSam Campaign Council, Isaiah Davies Ijele stated that the letter was “false and baseless, adding that it was the work of “miscreants” and the “sinking ship” of the ruling party in Kogi State….
In a statement signed by the Director General, New Media, MuriSam Campaign Council, Isaiah Davies Ijele debunked reports that the SDP candidate has collapsed his gubernatorial structure with that of the ADC.
However, Ijele said the letter was “false and baseless, adding that it was the work of “miscreants” and the “sinking ship” of the ruling party in Kogi state.
He said the report was nothing but a figment of the imagination of mischievous people to cause disaffection against the party at this stage of the race.
“Murtala Ajaka is the candidate of the people and cannot step down for anyone at this point. It is already beyond him; Ajaka is the movement of the people as ordained by God,” he stated.