Former Nigerian football player, Nwankwo Kanu has denied endorsing the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The 1998 Olympic gold medalist published a video on his Twitter account to decry speculations that he is campaigning for the presidential candidate of APC.
He described claims of Tinubu’s endorsement as “fake news”.
An old clip of the former footballer praising Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of APC, had recently gone viral.
In the video, which was captured in March 2022 during a visit to commemorate Tinubu’s 70th birthday, Kanu recounted that the APC candidate was one of the first donors to his foundation when it stated.
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Supporters of the APC presidential candidate had interpreted the video as the former Arsenal FC player pledging his support for Tinubu.
Addressing the situation, Kanu said he is not a politician and warned purveyor of the claims to “not try to destroy what you cannot destroy”.
“I have said it and I will say it again. I am not a politician but a footballer. Whoever is spreading fake news that I asked you to vote for somebody,” the ex-international said.
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“I do not do such. My life is all about football. That is my field and I am proud of it. This is the last time: stop spreading fake, wicked news against Papilo. I am here to help people. Do not try to destroy what you cannot destroy.”
Kanu called on Nigerians to get their PVCs and” “vote for the best” to “make Nigeria better”.
Watch the video below.
https://twitter.com/papilokanu/status/1619070131921100800?s=20&t=ogX7qX3uN9pA1Z1HPtmSiw
