The Governorship candidate of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu, Frank Nweke, says he has not as stepped down for the candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Mbah.
Nweke who stated this in a press conference in Enugu on Friday, said “Yesterday, an attention seeking propaganda reported that I stepped down for the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Peter Mbah.
“Please, tell everyone you know, that Frank Nweke Jr is in this governorship race to win it for the good of Enugu.
“I have never considered stepping down and I will never consider it. Ignore every information that reports or insinuates this.”
On the purported endorsement and congratulatory message to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nweke described it as false and concocted from the imagination of a mischievous individual.
He said “I have never hidden the fact that I support Peter Obi and as I have often said, I am Frankly Obidient. My position on who I believe is most competent to lead our nation has not changed.”
“On the assertion that I would approve ranching for herdsmen when elected as the Governor, please note that this headline is a sensational misrepresentation of these actual words from a town hall session I attended in October, 2022.
“The best case scenario is for there to be peaceful coexistence (that is, between farmers and herdsmen). But under my watch as governor and under my administration, I will not condone any act by herders or farmers that would undermine the other party. As your animal is important to you, so are the crops to farmers.
“Long term, we are going to encourage the establishment of ranches within the State but I will do everything within my powers to protect our people, to make sure that their sources of livelihood are not destroyed by anybody by whatever they are called”
