Former Vice President Disowns Spokesman

<h4>Former Vice President Disowns Spokesman<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that former Vice President Namadi Sambo has stated that Mr&period; Umar Sani is no longer his spokesman and that all public opinions expressed by Sani are his personal views&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;This was contained in a statement issued by Yinka Ibrahim&comma; Personal Aide to the Former Vice President&comma; Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo&comma; and made available to newsmen in Kaduna on Sunday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The statement noted that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Umar&comma; also known as &OpenCurlyQuote;Dekat&comma;’ has recently been very vocal in expressing his political views&period; Unfortunately&comma; some media reports continue to attribute those opinions to the former Vice President&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;It advised media organisations to note that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Mr&period; Sani is no longer authorized to speak for the former Vice President&period;”<br &sol;>&NewLine;It further emphasized that it should be placed on record&comma; once again&comma; that Umar Sani is no longer authorized to speak on behalf of former Vice President Namadi Sambo&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The statement added&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It has come to our attention that recent media reports have mistakenly attributed Mr&period; Sani’s personal views to former Vice President Sambo&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We categorically refute these misrepresentations&period; The former Vice President’s office maintains that only statements released through its designated official channels carry the weight of his views and stance on issues&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We acknowledge that Mr&period; Sani previously served as Director General of Media and Publicity and as Senior Special Assistant on Media during the tenure of former <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;tribuneonlineng&period;com&sol;">Vice President Sambo<&sol;a>—first as Governor of Kaduna State and later as Vice President of Nigeria&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;However&comma; since 2016&comma; Mr&period; Sani has ceased to be associated with the former Vice President’s official communications&period; Any public statements or opinions now expressed by Umar Sani are solely his own and do not represent&comma; endorse&comma; or reflect the views of former Vice President Sambo&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We urge all media outlets and members of the public to disregard any statements or political opinions attributed to former Vice President Sambo through the medium of Umar Sani&period; Accurate public discourse is essential&comma; and only verified communications issued by our office should be considered authoritative&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;For any further inquiries or official clarifications&comma; please contact our office directly&comma;” the statement concluded&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;