In a agency rebuttal to swelling rumours about his political ambitions, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Improvement Fee (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has made it clear that he’s not eyeing the Bayelsa State governorship seat in 2028.
Addressing journalists at a world press convention commemorating the twenty fifth anniversary of the NDDC in Asaba, Delta State, Ogbuku dismissed widespread hypothesis linking him to future political strikes in his residence state.
As an alternative, he expressed unwavering dedication to his present function and pledged loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election mission.
“I’ve by no means instructed anybody I’m working for governor,” Ogbuku mentioned unequivocally. “Proper now, I’ve a nationwide task—to function MD/CEO of NDDC—and my full focus is on executing that accountability as directed by Mr. President, to the good thing about the Niger Delta individuals.”
Turning consideration to 2027, Ogbuku made it clear the place his political curiosity lies: “If there’s any election I care about, it’s the President’s re-election.
If the President doesn’t win, who’re we successful elections for? Mr. President’s success is the inspiration for the rest.”
Ogbuku additionally had phrases for supporters and political backers, a few of whom have reportedly erected billboards urging him to contest. “I admire the goodwill, however I ask them to redirect that vitality.
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Let’s use these billboards and marketing campaign voices to assist President Tinubu as an alternative,” he urged.
The NDDC boss emphasised that distraction by political hypothesis serves nobody, particularly in a area nonetheless going through developmental challenges.
His remarks come amid renewed political jostling within the Niger Delta forward of the following electoral cycle.
Ogbuku’s robust stance might quell a number of the rising speak in political circles, nevertheless it additionally alerts a strategic alignment inside the ruling occasion towards consolidating assist for Tinubu’s administration forward of the 2027 presidential polls.
