"I never said I will work for opposition in Oyo state"-Shittu Debunks Rumour

- Barrister Adebayo Shittu has debunked report which quoted him as saying he would ordered his supporters to vote for opposition during governorship election in the state on Saturday, March 9

- The minister of communications said he never granted any interview or told the press that he would work against APC or mocked Governor Abiola over his defeat

- Shittu, however, urged members of the public to disregard the the purported interview and statement therein because it did not emanate from him

The minister of communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, has debunked media reports credited to him that he mocked Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state, over his failure to secure the ticket to the Senate on Saturday, February 23.

According to reports that the minister also said that he never granted any interview or told any journalist directly or by proxy that he would work against his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) or order his supporters to vote for the opposition during the election in the state.

In a statement by his media aide, Oladele Saheed, the minister described the report as untrue, ill-motivated and a calculated attempt to smear his integrity by some political jobbers.

The minister, however, urged the general public to disregard the purported interview and statement therein as he reiterated his total commitment to the party.

He said: ''Our attention has been drawn to a report by some ill-motivated individuals that the Honourable minister of communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, mocked Governor Abiola Ajimobi and directed his followers to vote opposition.

''For the record, let me make it unequivocally clear that the Honourable minister did not grant any interview or speak to any journalist directly or by proxy, mocking the governor or the party, neither did he direct anyone to do so on his behalf.

''Before the election, he ordered all his supporters across the state to support and cast their votes for his party at all levels of the elections which in turn resulted in victory for All Progressive Congress at all levels of the election in his unit, ward and senatorial district.

''I want to appeal to the public to disregard the purported interview and statement therein which did not emanate from the minister.''