Kaduna state Governor, Nasir
El-Rufai, has challenged former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, to prove that he
funded President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign in 2015.
El-Rufai stated this while
speaking on a Voice of America (VOA) Hausa Service Programme, “Democracy
Today”, which was monitored in Kaduna.
El-Rufai said: “We in the APC
were aware from the outset that Atiku was going to leave the APC back to the
PDP in December and we thank God that he left in November.
“Atiku had seen that we in the
APC, especially the APC governors, had resolved to support President Muhammadu
Buhari to run again in 2019. That is why he left APC since he was only looking
for where to contest for president.
“Even in the 2015 APC primary
election, Atiku didn’t come second; he was floored by Kwankwaso. So, even if
President Buhari decides not to contest, Atiku knows that the APC ticket is not
sure for him. Majority of the APC governors have endorsed President Buhari as
our candidate for 2019.
“And God has continued to improve
the health condition of the President. Each time I see him, I thank God and I
still pray that God continues to give him sound health.
“So, by 2019, we are waiting to
see Atiku contest; we are waiting to contest against him and see what happens.
I cannot lose sleep because Atiku wants to contest because, by God’s grace,
this is the reign of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Agreed, in politics if you lose
even only one person, it should worry you, but the utterances of the former
Vice President that APC used his money who did he give the money to? For me, I
know those that supported us with their money and property that we used during
election, and I never heard the name of Atiku that he brought a dime. If Atiku
said he brought money, who did he give it to? Let him come and say it and how
much did he give and what was it used for?
“And, in fact, if Atiku brought
money, I ought to know, because I was part of the leadership of the party and
during campaign, along with former Governor Rotimi Amaechi. We were at the
centre of the presidential campaign. Therefore, we are supposed to know. So,
let him mention who he gave the money and how much?”
Asked about a large number of APC
members who are likely to follow Atiku to PDP, El-Rufai said: “Sure, we know
that, we cannot rule out the possibility of some greedy people following him;
those that are following material things. But, if people will consider how we
can work for the progress of our country, everybody knows that you cannot
compare Atiku with President Muhammadu Buhari.”
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