The Senator representing Kogi Central in the National Assembly, Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, on Sunday faulted reports of what transpired in a meeting aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party senators held with President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday.
Abatemi-Usman, in an interview with journalists in Abuja, said there was no truth in the reports that automatic tickets were given to 40 out of 72 PDP senators at the meeting.
He attributed the reports, which he described as “misleading and completely untrue” to an unnamed senator who, he alleged had been claiming to be close to the PDP leadership and the Presidency.
The lawmaker, who said he was at the meeting from the beginning to the end, said at no point was any list drafted as reported.
He said, “My colleague should be careful as he is becoming known as the purveyor of dubious information.
“I was at the meeting from the beginning to the end and at no point was any list of Senators drafted.
“It is unfortunate that a fellow Senator would peddle such rumour and that respected national newspapers would publish the report without checking the facts.”
Abatemi-Usman further explained that the Senator he suspected to have sent out the false report, complained that his state governor was trying to scheme him out of office by installing his political opponents as electoral delegates in his senatorial district.
He added, “What our national chairman did after some Senators had spoken their minds was to look at the situation in each state, and he said where there are issues, they will be resolved amicably.
“If there was any such list, my name definitely would have been included because the chairman said he is not aware that I am having any problem in Kogi Central while speaking on the situation in Kogi State.”
source: nigerianeye
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