NPP Flagbearer Race: Bawumia Is Not Funded By Nigerian Islamic Group – Campaign Team

The Office of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has rejected claims that a Nigerian Islamic group is funding his campaign to become the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer. 

This follows an allegation made by a Nigerian journalist, David Humdeyin, who said that a lobby group in northern Nigeria is funding the Vice President’s presidential bid called the Arewa Consultative Forum(ACF).

However, in a press statement issued on Wednesday, July 19, Dr Bawumia’s team said the claims were false and should be disregarded.

“The attention of the Bawumia Campaign Team has been drawn to a post by one David Humdeyin, a journalist in Nigeria, that the Bawumia Campaign is being funded by some Islamic group in Nigeria called the ACF.

“We notice that the same narrative has been copied by some persons and groups in Ghana on social media.”

“This narrative is obviously false, fabricated, and only serves the propaganda purposes of its promoters.”

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Bawumia Campaign has no funding or any linkage with any Islamic group in Nigeria or anywhere else, “parts of the statement said.

It added that the campaign team of Dr Bawumia is focused and will not be distracted by such antics.

“The Bawumia Campaign is focused and will not be distracted by such vain untruths. The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has been very diligent and transparent from his days as a scholar, banker, and politician throughout his life and will not depart from these now and forever,” it added.