Former President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan has denied making comments to disparage President Bola Tinubu.
This was made known in a statement by Lawan’s media aide, Ezrel Tabio.
The statement said: “We strongly condemn and deny the false and malicious report wherein Senator Lawan is alleged to have said ‘Nobody is criticizing Tinubu because he is Yoruba, we all know his policies caused hunger and unbearable hardships’.
This statement is not only untrue, but also deeply insensitive and divisive. The false report is a deliberate attempt to sow seeds of disunity among Nigerians. It is a clear fabrication designed by mischief makers to incite ethnic tensions and create political instability.
“The malicious report is a figment of the imagination of those who seek to stoke ethnic division and undermine national harmony. Senator Lawan will continue to work diligently by giving his full support as always to the administration of President Tinubu for the progress and unity of Nigerians.