Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has denied speculations that he was behind an advertisement published in some Nigerian newspapers on Saturday, rallying support for him as a Presidential candidate in 2015.
The advertorial calls on Nigerians to back Fashola as the country’s next leader.
His denial was contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hakeem Bello, and made available to journalists on Saturday evening.
Bello described the advertisers as “unknown persons”, who should be ignored.
“This is to disclaim and dissociate the Governor and the State Government from this unsolicited and unwarranted venture, the aide said.
“This is against the backdrop of the fact that Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) is focused on sustaining the high tempo of development engendering governance right till the end of his second tenure in Office and therefore cannot yield to distractions by any individual or group of mischief makers.
“Members of the public are hereby implored to ignore the said advert and also be wary of the antics of people with such dubious intentions. Please be vigilant”, the statement added.
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