El Rufai’s comments on Peter Obi, Tinubu, CAN, and the 2023 elections spark controversy

Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate previous governor of Kaduna State, spoke on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) during an event in Kaduna. CONTINUE READING>>>

After the first portion of the video was published, the second section came with a transcript, with Elrufai admitting that the APC Governors resolved that the South should produce the next president because that was the promise given.

It was a verbal agreement, but only God knows if it was written or spoken.

Next, we decided who would be able to win the seat because he has what it takes to win an election, and secondly, we can put an end to religion and ethnicity politics in this country. We chose Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. I was not on good terms with Asiwaju when we decided to back him; we were arguing.

But Professor Akintola brought us together, and he came with their leaders from Lagos to congratulate us on our decision to have a Southerner emerge. CONTINUE READING>>>

They claimed that the Yoruba in the south-west face difficulties. When a Muslim wishes to run for office, some will advise him not to since he will not win.

They believed that only a Christian from the south-west could contest, thus a Muslim from the north was chosen as his vice.

They claimed it had not happened since Abiola and that they wanted to recreate it. We asked them to go determine who would compete, and they chose Asiwaju.

Asiwaju won the ticket, and we knew he’d have no choice but to pick a Muslim as his running mate; otherwise, he’d lose the election. As I previously stated, politics is all about calculation; there is no space for error.

What we accomplished in Kaduna State, we have now accomplished on a national scale. Nobody can predict that he will win the election by practicing Christian politics. Peter Obi tried it, but he ended up here. That is no longer the case.

They’ve remained silent. CAN has stayed silent since the appearance of Asiwaju. This is how the country can maintain peace and stability. Everything will be normal if we repeat this process, Elrufai explained. CONTINUE READING>>>

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