Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung, has refuted reports that there was a clash between his supporters and those of the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong.
The alleged incident occurred at a function in Shendam, Plateau state, during the Christmas break.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Nneka Anibeze, Dalung said the story was a media fabrication and also an attempt to create confusion.
“I read with serious concern, stories making the rounds about a purported clash between my supporters and those of the executive governor when I honoured him at a festival of Gemai ethnic group in Shendam,” the aide quoted Dalung.
“I was at a function with the governor and it not only went smoothly but was also very cordial. Fabricating such a story may be the handiwork of idle minds who benefit from crisis of political differences”, he stated.
The minister added that Lalong was not only a close friend but also a colleague, who, like every other governor in the present dispensation, had common challenges like paucity of funds and huge debt profiles.
The statement further urged the people to ignore speculations of rift, insisting that there was no such thing.
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