From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
The 2023 Labour Party Gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna state Hon. Jonathan Asake, has debunked rumours making the rounds that he is in the race to scuttle the chances of the PDP in order for the APC to win in the state.
He stated this yesterday in Kaduna when he faced the Political Committee panel of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU), where he was grilled for three hours, according to a press statement by his media aide, James Swam.
Asake said his aspiration to be a governor is not a joke, adding that he is a serious contender for Sir Kashim Ibrahim House and remained highly optimistic to win the election next year.
“My aspiration to be a governor is not a joke. I am a serious contender for the throne. I want to be governor. When I become governor, I will stand and defend the people of the state with all my strength.
“I have heard the strange rumour that I only want to block the PDP for the APC to win. But that is not true. If the PDP truly believed that the zone is theirs, why have they not zoned the party’s governorship ticket to the zone since 1999?
“ Now that the LP has graciously zoned the office of the governor to the southern senatorial zone, the PDP has suddenly become jittery and they are spreading disinformation.
But I am undeterred by this mischief. I am focused on winning and by the grace of God, I will become the next governor of Kaduna State,” he stated.
