By our reporter
A Dutch man, Wiebe Boer, on Monday, denied allegations that is vying for the governorship seat in Plateau state in the 2023 general elections.
Boer disclosed this on his Linkedin page on Monday.
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The Whiteman’s poster reads thus: Peoples Choice 2023; Vote Yohanna Maigona, aka Sarkin Bature Plateau for Governor Plateau State #All For All Peoples Party#.”
He said apart from the fact that he has no ambition to run for the post, he is not eligible to do so.
Boer said, “It has come to my attention that posters implying that I am running for governor of Plateau State under the name of Yohanna Maigona have gone viral.
“I am categorically stating that I have no intention of running for political office in Nigeria, and I am not eligible to do so.
“The only truth to the insinuation is that I was born in Jos and raised in Taraba and Plateau States to Dutch missionary parents and have spent the last 12 years living in Lagos and serving Nigeria and Nigerians in various capacities.
“I have always been a staunch believer in the potential of Nigeria and will continue to support the country’s development from the sidelines.”
The Dutch man is very fluent in Hausa language
According to PM News, Maigona has lived in Jos all his life, the state capital, and is said to be as fluent in Hausa as he is in English, having attended a secondary school in the city.
Apart from having an affiliation with Pan African Writers Association (PAWA), Maigona is the CEO of All On Energy, which is into renewable energy, like solar power.
Back in 2021, the Dutch Nigerian interviewed Professor Wole Soyinka, the first guest of PAWA’s Conversation Series.
A ThisDay publication had described him in 2018 as a black man in white.
