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— says Authors are frustrated members of some deregistered political parties
—As CUPP headquarters disown group.
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Kogi Central Senatorial, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to ignore the letter written by some persons masquerading as members of Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), against the Senatorial candidate of the PDP in the area , Barr. Natasha
Akpoti-Uduaghan.
In a letter addressed to the president by the party and signed by Alhaji Iliyasu Zubaru
PDP Zonal Chairman Kogi central, which was made available to Journalists in Lokoja, noted that the said letter accusing her of importing thugs and militants into the state and all manner of unprintable allegations, are outright falsehood deliberately fabricated to malign the Senatorial Candidate of the party.
The statement read in part “Our attention has been drawn to a letter dated 30” day of January, 2023 addressed to Your Excellency by some individuals parading themselves to be members of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP).
“The authors of the said letter who apparently are frustrated members of some deregistered political parties took the liberty to malign and cast aspersions on our Senatorial Candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial seat in the forthcoming General Elections, accusing her of importing thugs and militants into the state and all manner of unprintable allegations.
“Ordinarily, we should not condescend to joining issues with these impostors and mischief makers who are obviously doing the bidding of a pay master neither should we bother Your Excellency with the sordid narrative of the activities of these miscreants.
“However, we owe a duty to make it abundantly clear, and indeed, place it on record that the entire allegations contained in the said letter are outright falsehood deliberately fabricated to malign our Senatorial Candidate in the person of Barr. (Mrs.) Natasha
Akpoti-Uduaghan.
“Instructively, the spokesperson of the Coalition, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, in a statement officially issued and endorsed by him on the 1st day of February, 2023 has unequivocally dissociated the coalition from the letter in issue.
“For good measure, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has in the said statement denied the membership of the impostors that
endorsed the said letter.
“In the light of the forgoing, we urged your Excellency to disregard the letter in question and jettison its content. We also pray your Excellency to direct all security agencies to beam their searchlights on kogi state, particularly, kogi central senatorial district, ahead of the forthcoming election. We pledge to remain law abiding all through the campaigns and beyond.