Exposed: APC Lied To Nigerians About Kano Governor’s Air Travel
It has been revealed that the All Progressives Congress, APC, lied about federal officials preventing the plane carrying the Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from landing in Akure.
After investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, it was discovered that at the time the APC was claiming Kwankwaso was being barred from getting to Ekiti, he was in Kano and was said to have no plans of travelling to Ekiti.
The APC, had in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, claimed Mr. Kwankwaso and two other APC governors, Adams Oshiomhole of Edo and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, were barred from getting to Ekiti to support Governor Kayode Fayemi’s re-election bid.
However, when the spokesperson of the governor was contacted he had said his boss was in Kano and had no plans to travel to Ekiti.
"The governor is in Kano here, he did not have plans of going to Akure, none that I know of," Mr. Dantiye said.
On realising that his party had released a statement to the contrary, Mr. Dantiye called back to say he was at an event with the governor and would not “want to confirm or deny” the APC’s claim.
It was gathered by PREMIUM TIMES that the event the Kano governor attended in Kano on Thursday was the graduation of 1120 mechanics and vulcanisers from the 44 local governments of the state and his supporters posted pictures of the event on Facebook.
Though the party lied about Kwankwaso, their claims about Gov. Amaechi being prevented from getting to Ekiti is true.
The spokesperson to Gov. Oshiomhole also revealed that, the governor's aircraft was barred from leaving Benin airport.
Meanwhile when the spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Olajide Laleye was contacted on why they detained Amaechi, he denied the incident.
Reports surfaced online that Gov. Amaechi's plane had been impounded on his arrival in Akure and he was held hostage for over an hour by security operatives in Odudu, Ondo state, but he was later released.
Source: Legit.ng
