The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said that he will not do anything to undermine the electoral system of the country.
He said he believed in a free and fair election and had always promoted that cause.
Tinubu made the vow on Wednesday against the backdrop of the news making the round that he was in Kano to influence the tide of event ahead of the coming supplementary election in the state.
His comment is contained in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr. Tunde Rahman.
“I believe in a free and fair electoral process, a project to which I have devoted the majority of my adult life to achieve.
“Let this election be decided on the relative merits of the competing candidates.
“I’m a committed democrat and advocate of free and fair electoral processes. I will neither support nor work to promote anything that will undermine or weaken the electoral system,” he said.
He described the report making the round as the handiwork of “desperate politicians” who stir resentment of others as a way to get the support of the people.
“They use lies and deception as their crutch, casting me as some type of one-man political invasion intending to unduly influence the governorship election.
“For the record, I’m not in Kano and has not been in Kano at any point during the conduct of these elections.
“The picture that these liars are circulating is one that was taken last year when the governor visited Lagos,” he said.
He expressed his regard for the electorate in Kano, saying they were enlightened and would vote as they believed.
“I hope that they will disregard the lies and rumours about me and remain faithful to their progressive tradition.
“If the people do so, then they would have voted in their best interests and that is for the APC, the party of President Muhammadu Buhari,” he said.
