Abuja (WorldStage Newsonline)-- Nigeria’s seat of government on Friday denied the report linking Vice President Namadi Sambo to the call for the imposition of  state of emergency in the troubled Kaduna.

According to the media aide to the Vice President, Mr. Umar Sani,  at no time did he discuss  or preside over a meeting where  the issue of declaration of emergency rule in Kaduna.

 Sani described the report as false and mere cheap lies fabricated to cause disaffection between the Vice President, Governor Patrick Yakowa and former Governor of the state, Ahmed Markafi.

The statement reads: " Our attention has been drawn to media reports alleging that the Vice President Arc Mohammed Namadi Sambo in a purported pursuit of a presidential ambition and in order to get at Governor Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa of Kaduna State ostensibly for his supposed closeness with former Governor Ahmed Mohamed Makarfi was pushing for an imposition of a State-of-Emergency rule in Kaduana State.

"At no time was there any meeting involving Kaduna State in which the Vice President discussed the supposed Emergency Rule.            

“We find the story not only malicious in contents but an orchestrated attempt to disparage the hitherto good relationship that exists between the trio.  It should be noted that they not only enjoy good and cordial fraternal relationship but excellent working one as well

 "only recently, the Vice President commiserated with the Governor over the fire incident that engulfed his official residence in Kaduna.  Also, on the invitation of the Vice President, the Governor and Makarfi were with him in Benin-City during the gubernatorial campaign of Charles Edigie Airhiavbere at the Ogbemudia Stadium. They flew together in the Vice President aircraft."

He concluded that, "these stories are mere cheap lies fabricated to cause disaffection between and among the trio and we urge members of the public to discountenance such falsehood."