We didn’t visit Aso Rock, never endorsed Buhari, says KOWA Party

KOWA Party has described as untrue claims by presidential
spokesperson, Femi Adesina, that it was part of the Conference of
Progressive Political Parties which endorsed President Muhammadu
Buhari for the 2019 election.

The party said it remained an integral part of the Coalition of
United Political Parties until otherwise decided by its relevant
organs and authorities.

The National Secretary of KOWA Party and Co-Spokesperson of
CUPP, Mark Adebayo, made the clarification in a statement issued in
Abuja on Friday, entitled: “KOWA was never part of Buhari’s
endorsement.”

Adesina had included KOWA among the Bashir Ibrahim-led CPPP
which endorsed Buhari.

Parties listed by Adesina as endorsing Buhari’s re-election were
Advanced Allied Party, Africa Peoples Alliance, Freedom and Justice
Party and KOWA Party.

Others were New Progressive Movement, Peoples Democratic
Movement, Accord Party, Sustainable National Party, New Nigeria
Peoples Party, Unity Party of Nigeria, United Progressive Party,
National Democratic Liberty Party, Nigeria Elements Progressive
Party, and Yes Electoral Party.

But Adebayo insisted that KOWA party was not part of the team
and did not visit Aso Rock.

He said, “It has just come to our notice that KOWA was mentioned
in the press release made available to the media a few minutes ago
by Femi Adesina, the Special Assistant to the President on Media
and Publicity as part of a so-called Conference of Progressive
Political Parties that endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for the
2019 presidential election.