Nasir el-Rufai, governor of
Kaduna state, says there is nothing worth celebrating about the visit of Atiku
Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the
US.
El-Rufai said this at the All
Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in the state on Friday.
Atiku visited the US for the
first time in 13 years on Thursday. The APC has repeatedly said he was running
away from investigations by the US authorities.
Commenting on the visit which has
got many people mocking the APC, el-Rufai said members of the PDP should be
crying for Atiku instead of celebrating him.
“Atiku is in America after
begging for 12 years to get visa and people in the PDP are celebrating instead
of crying. So all of a sudden, going to America is an achievement?” el-Rufai
asked.
“Mr. President, I first went to
America when I was 23 years old, it is not an achievement, but in the minds of
the PDP, getting a visa after begging for 12 years is an achievement.
“Do you want to vote those who
will go to Trump before they come back to Nigeria? Do you want those who will
take all your money to America? Atiku Abubakar should be explaining to
Nigerians why he did not go to America for 12 years.
On the February 16 presidential
election, the governor promised President Muhammadu Buhari that he will receive
over 80 percent of the total voted from the state.
“By the grace of God, in the next
election, these three states will give you more than 30 percent of your total
votes,” he said.
“Kaduna state gave you 70 per
cent of its votes in 2015 – 1.1 million votes. This was when our voters
register was just 3. 3 million.
“Now our voters register is about
4 million and with the efforts of all the stakeholders here, including many
decampees from PDP, we are confident that this time around, based on the work
you have done in Kaduna state and Nigeria, the voters in Kaduna state will give
you more than 80 per cent of the total votes.
“By the grace of God and so long
as we have the enabling environment- security and credible electoral officers,
Kaduna state is yours, there is nothing to worry about.
“Our track record as a party and
your track record and the work done by APC governors, is enough for people to
vote APC again.”
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Look at this jealous and frustrated midget. Now Atiku has visited US, there is nothing to celebrate. Before this time you and your APC liars were celebrating that he would not visit US. Shameless people.
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