Chief Oliver Okpala, a senior special assistant on Public Enlightenment to a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has refuted a claim by New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) chieftain, Buba Galadima, that Ganduje insulted former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Okpala, while reacting to Galadima’s accusation against his former principal, said Ganduje never disrespected the former President.
Describing Galadima as a television politician without any political home base, Okpala urged Galadima to return to his home state and contribute to the economic and political development.
In a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja, Okpala said Ganduje has been known for his high level of political decorum and discipline in all conducts and as such would not resort to insults as claimed by Galadima.
“I saw the comments credited to a chieftain of NNPP, Buba Galadima, where he accused former APC national chairman, Ganduje, of insulting former President Buhari.
“And I can’t just keep silent when the name of such a true nationalist is dragged in the mud despite his hard-earned political reputation, nationally and internationally.
“This is very laughable. He is talking about a two term governor of a state like Kano and the immediate national chairman of the APC.
“My concern is not political but in defense of a man who has succeeded as a testament of political wisdom, maturity and decorum in the orbit of Nigerian politics, especially when it is coming from a television politician who has no political base and has not contested or won any election in his life,” he said.
