{"id":360292,"date":"2025-07-06T16:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=360292"},"modified":"2025-07-06T16:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T15:44:31","slug":"borno-governor-zulum-reacts-to-defection-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/07\/06\/borno-governor-zulum-reacts-to-defection-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Borno Governor, Zulum reacts to defection rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has debunked claims that he plans to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Recall that a social media post which has gone viral had claimed that Zulum and five other APC governors were finalizing plans to leave the ruling party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/07\/insecurity-zulum-approves-54-patrol-vehicles-motorcycles-for-military-operations\/\">Zulum<\/a> while reacting via a statement on Sunday, described the claim as\u00a0\u201cfictitious and mischievous\u201d, noting that it was fabricated by political detractors.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ocm-outstream\" data-oau-code=\"\/22651862478\/thecable.ng\/inread_pb\" data-lazyloaded-by-ocm=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CNmroIm9qI4DFQ2JgwcdGQ4UCg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22651862478\/thecable.ng\/inread_pb_0__container__\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThey are detractors who have made no meaningful contribution to the progress of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/04\/pdp-accuses-apc-led-borno-govt-of-political-vendetta-over-plaza-demolition\/\">Borno<\/a> State or Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt is a classic example of cheap, politically motivated speculation designed solely to distract us and create unnecessary political tension.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"inline2_obce4f\" data-oau-code=\"\/22651862478\/thecable.ng\/inline2\" data-lazyloaded-by-ocm=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CKCPhYm9qI4DFQuLgwcdyKQFCw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22651862478\/thecable.ng\/inline2_0__container__\">The governor said his \u201cloyalty to the APC remains firm\u201d and that he is focused on the development of Borno.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Zulum called on media organizations and the public to rely only on credible and official sources of information.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"inline3_b91udh\" data-oau-code=\"\/22651862478\/thecable.ng\/inline3\" data-lazyloaded-by-ocm=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CN-elYm9qI4DFeqJgwcdqj8m6Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22651862478\/thecable.ng\/inline3_0__container__\">\u201cI urge the good people of Borno and the general public to disregard this fabrication. We have no time for cheap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/06\/28\/the-big-leak-budget-padding-and-the-politics-of-silence-in-nigeria\/\">politics<\/a>; our hands are full with the noble task of rebuilding and developing our dear state,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe remain resolute in our commitment to serving Borno state under the banner of our great party, the APC.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThis is entirely false and exists only in the imagination of its sponsors,\u201d the statement reads.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum has debunked claims that he plans to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Recall that a social media post which has gone viral had claimed that Zulum and five other APC governors were finalizing plans to leave the ruling party. 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