Kaduna Govt Debunks N2.3trn APC Campaign Spending Claim, Cites Forgery

The Kaduna State Government has debunked a claim that it released ₦2.3 trillion to fund the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally in the state, describing the purported letter supporting the allegation as fake.

The document, which circulated online ahead of the APC’s presidential campaign flag-off in Kaduna on Saturday, allegedly showed Governor Uba Sani authorising the release of the money to host the event.

The controversy also prompted the APC Presidential Campaign Council to accuse former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) of orchestrating a disinformation campaign against President Bola Tinubu, Governor Sani and other party leaders.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, rejected the alleged expenditure and questioned how a state government could spend such an amount on a political rally.

Alake cited Kaduna State’s approved budgets of ₦458.271 billion for 2024, ₦790.439 billion for 2025 and ₦985.9 billion for 2026, arguing that their combined total was still below the amount claimed in the purported letter.

The council also alleged that misleading reports, doctored images and artificial intelligence-generated videos could be circulated to create the impression that residents were opposed to the APC campaign.

However, the allegations linking Atiku and the ADC to the purported letter and the wider disinformation claims were not independently established in the campaign council’s statement.

The episode has raised concerns about the circulation of fabricated official documents and misleading political content online, particularly as political parties prepare for the 2027 general election.

Members of the public are advised to verify the authenticity of purported government correspondence through official channels before sharing it.