Adamu Abubakar, the first son of the former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has denied saying his father will contest for the Presidential election in 2023.
Adamu who serves as the Commissioner of Works and Energy in Adamawa State pointed out that he was misquoted by the media over the issue.
“The Journalists totally misquoted me and that was not what I meant,” Adamu said
He added that he was only trying to draw a distinction between himself and his father’s political stand.
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According to Adamu, what he meant was that he comes from a political family with his father having caved a political nitch for himself, constitutionally, he has the right to contest under whichever condition.
The media had reported that Adamu Abubakar said his father would contest for the 2023 Presidential election.
Adamu was said to have made the statement during an occasion held to mark the first anniversary of the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Finitiri.