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Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN), Ibraheem Yaqoub El-Zakzaky, has dismissed reports that he endorsed the Labour Party, (LP) Presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi or any other candidate.
Following the recent endorsements by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and senior statesman, Edwin Clark, reports made rounds that the Shi’ite leader had declared his support for Obi.
It was reported that he urged eight million members of the Shi’ite movement to get their Personal Voter Cards, (PVC) and vote for Obi in February.
But, in response through one of his lawyers, Marshall Abubakar (of the Falana & Falana Chambers), the IMN leader said the viral reports of him endorsing the former Governor of Anambra State is a falsehood which should be ignored.
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According to El-Zakzaky, some presidential candidates approached him and pleaded for his endorsement but he declined.
“That is fake news. I can confirm to you that there is nothing of such, though some presidential candidates have reached out to him, he has refrained from endorsing any of them because he believes the 2023 presidential contest is bereft of ideological leaning,” Marshall told newsmen.
Meanwhile, the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organization, earlier said the endorsement of Peter Obi by Olusegun Obasanjo is not the wish of Nigerians.
Spokesperson of the PDP Campain Council, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Sunday said the people do not take Obasanjo’s opinion seriously with regards to Obi being the solution to Nigeria’s problems.
