Nigeria, June 18 -- Local Government Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta North have distanced themselves from the rumored endorsement of Senator Ned Nwoko for a second term in office.

In a joint statement issued by the forum of APC chairmen from the seven local government areas in the senatorial district, the group firmly declared that they had no hand in the purported endorsement and emphasized that it does not reflect the official stance of the party's grassroots leadership.

Among those who signed the statement are Nobert Sochukwudinma (Aniocha South), Hilary Bude (Ika South), Austin Nnabuife (Oshimili North), Dada Okolo (Oshimili South), and Chief Oputa Knis (Ndokwa East), among others.

"We were not involved in ...