The All Progressives Congress’ (APC) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, who represents the Kaduna Central Senatorial District, has refuted rumors that he supported a bill to rename Kaduna State Zazzau State.
He called the stories “lies from the bottom of hell” that were made up to deceive the general public.
In a statement released on Monday, Senator Uba Sani accused political rivals of fabricating “fake news” and urged security services to look into the matter and hold those responsible accountable.
He said “my attention has been drawn to a concocted, subversive, malicious and false information circulating in the social media claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a Bill for the creation of Zazzau State, which I allegedly co-sponsored in the Senate with Senator Sulaiman Abdu Kwari.”
“My immediate reaction to this outrageous and patently false piece of information is to wonder how mischievous elements can allow their imaginations to run riot, all in a bid to undermine their political opponent.”
“I wondered how can people go to the extent of planning to destabilise their own state and worsen the insecurity situation because Senator Uba Sani has gained the full support of the people and is the man to beat in the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna State.”
According to hitherto, “the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is on break and that there was no such Bill before the Senate, adding that requests for creation of states are normally tabled before a legislative Committee for Constitutional Review.”
“The story is therefore the handiwork of agents of destabilization and must be investigated by security agencies. Those behind this subversive act must be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others,” he said.
In order to assure his victory in the governorship race in Kaduna State in 2023, he claimed to be totally focused on putting the finishing touches on effective plans. He also claimed to have shared his vision for the State with key stakeholders in order to solicit their feedback.
“We are set for the commencement of campaigns in September 2022.”
“No amount of evil machinations can distract us from our set goals. Their plans would continue to fail because our people are enlightened and understand the schemes of anti – development elements,” he said.
Similarly, Muyiwa Adekeye, the Kaduna State governor’s special adviser for media and communication, stated “Kaduna State has not been renamed.Please ignore the elaborate piece of fiction that made the claim. It is fake news.”
