President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Right Hand Man, Honourable James Faleke, Clears The Air On Kogi 2027 Governorship Ambition

<h4>President Bola Ahmed<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<h4><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Honourable James Faleke has cleared the air on his 2027 governorship aspiration in Kogi State&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The clarifications came against news about his governorship ambition tied to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s endorsement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The clarification titled &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Rebuttal of False Report on Alleged One-Term Agreement in Kogi State&comma;” is reproduced below<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>I wish to categorically refute a report published by TrackNews&comma; an online news medium&comma; alleging that the Presidency directed His Excellencies&comma; former Governor Yahaya Bello and Governor Usman Ododo&comma; to honour a purported one-term agreement in Kogi State&comma; in which I was allegedly involved&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>For the avoidance of doubt&comma; I state unequivocally that I never had any discussion&comma; nor was I privy to any conversation&comma; arrangement&comma; or agreement regarding a one-term deal in Kogi State or any related matter&period; At no point in time was I a party to such an agreement&comma; whether directly or indirectly&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Following the publication of this report&comma; I have been inundated with numerous calls and text messages seeking clarification&period; I therefore find it <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">necessary<&sol;a> to state clearly and firmly that the report is entirely false&comma; misleading&comma; and without any factual basis&period; The story is a fabrication and should be disregarded in its entirety&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Rt&period; Hon&period; James Abiodun Faleke&comma; OON<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Member&comma; House of Representatives<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Ikeja Federal Constituency<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>Chairman&comma; House Committee on Finance<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;