El-Rufai made the disclosure on Thursday, April 7, 2016, while speaking at the closing ceremony of the two-day Kaduna Investment Forum, ThisDay reports.
Buhari forced me to contest for Kaduna governorship
El-Rufai made the disclosure on Thursday, April 7, 2016, while speaking at the closing ceremony of the two-day Kaduna Investment Forum.
President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Recommended articles
“It was President Muhammadu Buhari that forced me to contest for the governorship race of Kaduna State in revenge for persuading him to run the presidential race,” the governor said.
“If he had not asked me to run for the governorship, I wouldn’t have stood before you today as the governor of Kaduna State.
“It is the Buhari phenomenon that had swept away the PDP. Buhari is a man of integrity, a Nigerian leader whose name has not been found in the Panama documents,” he added.
ADVERTISEMENT
A similar comment had earlier been made by Kaduna Senator, Shehu Sani who said that he stepped down for El-Rufai because the latter was Buhari’s choice for governor of the state.
“…I wanted to contest for the governorship and I opened offices in Zaria, Kaduna and Kafanchan, and later there was pressure on me that I should step down. Politicians came to meet me; that I should step down and allow El-Rufai to contest because they said he was the favourite of the president,” Sani said on Friday, August 21, 2015, during an interview with Leadership.
Meanwhile, the Senator recently warned El-Rufai to stop eyeing Buhari’s seat and focus on ruling Kaduna.
----------------------------------------------------------
See Pulse Photo-News gallery below:
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Child labour problem in Nigeria worst in Southeast, Northwest
Over 600,000 Nigerians are being forced to work against their will
Gov Mbah plans befitting burial for Nollywood stars Mr Ibu, Junior Pope
Tinubu made naira world’s best, what PDP failed to do in 16 years - Onanuga
8 suspects disrupt inauguration of appointed commissioners at Kano Govt House
Yahaya Bello stripped of police protection as IG withdraws officers attached to him
No need to run when EFCC invites you, Cubana Chief Priest advises Nigerians
Immigration places wanted Yahaya Bello on watchlist, unveils his passport details
Oyo govt justifies demolition of Yoruba Nation agitators’ building
Pulse Sports
Lionel Messi's son breaks the internet after scoring five goals for Inter Miami
Naija Stars Abroad: Onyedika, Boniface, and Osimhen shine across Europe
Victor Osimhen and Tobi Amusan make list of Forbes’ 30 under 30 Class of 2024
ADVERTISEMENT
![Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State [NAN]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'300'%20height%3D'172'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State [NAN]")