The statement reads in part:

Our attention has been drawn to the recent outlandish, malicious, false

narrative deliberately circulated in mainstream and social media to the

effect that Mallam Abudu Ganiyu Audu gave false information to the

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to aid his qualification

for the Governorship Election Scheduled for 19" September, 2020. We

wish to categorically state that nothing can be farther from the truth.

The name description of Abudu Ganiyu Audu contained on his

educational qualifications submitted to INEC for the said election correctly

belongs to him and in some cases are abbreviations or synonyms of his

name. Even at that, those abbreviations and synonyms have been validly

reconciled with his name vide the appropriate instruments duly issued byY

the relevant Court as prescribed by the Supreme Court in Appeal No.

sC/1/2020, PDP VS. EREMIENYO & 3 ORS.

Those who have been busy in peddling these false stories should turn

their attention to the PDP Governorship and Deputy Governorship

Candidates who have pending Suits No. FHC/B/cs/74/2020 and

FHC/B/CS/75/2020 challenging their qualification to contest the said

Governorship Election for presenting glaringly forged documents to INEC

to aid their qualification to contest the said election.

This is for the information of the General Public.