Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Saturday denied media reports that he will be contesting the 2023 presidential election, describing it as “puerile”.
A statement by his special media adviser, Ola Awoniyi, described the speculations as the work of fake news peddlers.
“It only dresses up the lazy fantasy of its unimaginative authors as a fact,” he said.
Lawan said although it is true that he was involved in the consultations that President Muhammadu Buhari held prior to the last emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), “there was nothing extra-ordinary in his involvement in such consultations, given his status as a holder of one of the highest political offices in Nigeria and on the platform of the APC.
“Such is required of any concerned member of the party.
“It is therefore sheer mischief for anyone to read ulterior motives to the Senate President joining hands with the President and other leaders in resolving misunderstanding in their own party,” he said.
He declared that he was currently preoccupied with “advancing the agenda of the Ninth National Assembly to focus governance on the pursuit of the best interests of the Nigerian people and to support President Buhari in delivering his promises to Nigerians.”
Lawan added that, “it is premature for anybody to be talking now about 2023 when all hands should be on deck against the myriad of challenges that faces our nation in this period.”
