A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Taraba State, David Kente, has denied wooing Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba into the social gathering.
Kente made the denial on Tuesday in a Phone interview with newsmen in Jalingo.
He, nevertheless, declared that Kefas has the correct to hitch the APC or some other political social gathering of his selection.
“Let me make it clear that, as a essential stakeholder within the APC in Southern Taraba and from Wukari Native Authorities space the place the governor comes from, he has not knowledgeable me of his choice to hitch the social gathering as we converse.
“I used to be stunned when folks began accusing me of clearing the bottom for his defection into the social gathering.
“He didn’t and has not knowledgeable me of his intention to hitch the APC. For me, it’s nonetheless within the realm of rumours,” he stated.
Kente additionally hinted that he was beneath immense stress from numerous teams within the State and could also be compelled to contest the governorship election in 2027.
He stated that he went out of his technique to help the current governor of the state to win elections beneath the platform of the Peoples Democratic social gathering, PDP, in 2023, regardless of being within the opposition social gathering.
He, nevertheless, lamented that the federal government has not met the folks’s expectations in its first two years in workplace and has grossly undermined his efforts and sacrifices.
“As a essential stakeholder, I contributed to the victory of the governor within the final election.
I need to put it on file that I’m a loyal member of the APC and I’ve been honest since I joined the social gathering. I do know that I performed a key position in direction of the emergence of my youthful brother, Kefas because the governor of the state in 2023.
“And I’ve paid a really excessive value for that as a result of I’m excluded from the APC authorities fully. I’m additionally conscious that just some weeks in the past, I stated I received’t be contesting towards Kefas in 2027, besides if that grew to become the overwhelming place of the folks of Taraba,” he added.
