The Jigawa State government has disowned a campaign advert by the so-called ‘Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar for President Support Group’.
A statement by Bello M. Zaki, media aide to Governor Badaru described the group as faceless and unknown.It also called the advert obnoxious
Zaki called on “the general public to dismiss and ignore the false and malicious advertisement and the message and evil innuendo it intends to propagate.
He said further that “Governor Badaru Abubakar does not have and does not endorse an organization for the purpose of achieving or vying for any national office as he grapples with the challenges of governing his state and delivering on the mandate given to him by the Jigawa electorate.
“We understand that there are persons within and outside the State that perceive the cordial and progressive relationship that exists between the Governor and the Presidency as inimical to their personal and political interests and aspirations, especially in the light of several national assignments that the Governor is successfully carrying out at the behest of The President and commander in Chief.
The government statement added: “We are working with the newspaper that carried the obnoxious advertising with a view to identifying the miscreants behind its publication and will use all available legal avenues to ensure that they pay for this dastardly attempt at souring the relationship between the State and National Government.”
Meanwhile the general public is advised to ignore this and any future attempt to disparage the office of The Governor using cheap and unimaginative media distortion.
The Government also called on Media houses to place professionalism above commercial considerations and utilize industry best practice and guidelines in determining the identity of persons and entities before carrying political and potentially controversial content.
