The marketing campaign organisation of Biodun Collins Ogundipe, BCO, has described as false and deceptive the viral flyer declaring him because the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in Ogun State.
The flyer, which has been circulating on social media, bears BCO’s {photograph} and the APM brand with the inscription “Finally BCO is on ballot.”
In a disclaimer issued on Monday and signed by the Directorate of Media and Publicity, BCO Campaign Organisation, the workforce stated the fabric was by no means authorised by BCO or his marketing campaign.
“The attention of the BCO Campaign Organisation has been drawn to a campaign flyer currently circulating across various social media platforms, bearing the photograph and name of Dr. Biodun Collins Ogundipe (BCO), alongside the logo of the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), with the inscription: ‘Finally BCO is on ballot’,” the assertion stated.
“We wish to categorically state that the said flyer was neither produced, authorised, endorsed nor circulated by the BCO Campaign Organisation.”
The organisation warned that the looks of BCO’s {photograph} on any marketing campaign materials shouldn’t be interpreted as an official declaration or endorsement from him.
It harassed that the circulation of the unauthorised materials is deceptive and able to creating pointless confusion amongst supporters, political stakeholders and most people.
“The circulating flyer does not emanate from the BCO Campaign Organisation or any of its authorised representatives. No individual or group has been authorised by the Campaign Organisation to issue the said publication on its behalf,” it added.
The marketing campaign urged members of the general public, political associates, supporters and media organisations to ignore the flyer and desist from circulating it.
It additionally known as on these liable for producing the fabric to cease utilizing BCO’s title and picture in a fashion able to deceptive the general public.
On the standing of his candidacy, the BCO Campaign Organisation disclosed that Dr. Biodun Collins Ogundipe and the National Leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, have appealed the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the Supreme Court.
The disclaimer comes after the Ogun State Chairman of APM, Comrade Abayomi Sanyaolu, additionally disowned the identical flyer, describing it as pretend, whereas warning scammers, confusionists and meddlesome interlopers to remain off APM.
