The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN) has denied the news making the rounds that it has endorsed the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) or anyone else as a presidential aspirant for the 2023 general elections.
According to a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the MACBAN’s national secretary, Baba Ngelzarma, the group said, “The attention of the MACBAN National Headquarters has been drawn to stories in the media claiming that we have endorsed the presidential aspiration of Senator Ahmed Tinubu.
“We want to make it clear that the association has not endorsed any candidate”.
The Miyetti Allah statement added, “Those who endorsed Tinubu are doing so as individuals, as MACBAN should not in any way be dragged into the politics of endorsement at this stage.”
The Fulani herdsmen association explained that the association respected the aspirations of all presidential aspirants, although it had not yet singled out an individual for support.
Recall that on Sunday, one of Miyetti Allah leaders, Ya’u Haruna, said, “We are also scanning the people showing interest in the presidential seat with Bola Tinubu leading because he was the one that intervened in our matter while he was governor of Lagos, and we had a crisis in Benue.
“Tinubu came all the way, got us on a round table, and reconciled us, so, someone who could do this at that time, we believe can do more when he is at the helm of affairs,” added Mr. Haruna.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had declared his intention to run for the presidency after he formally informed the incumbent president on the 10th of January, 2022.
