Kaduna State Governor, Malam
Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai on Friday evening returned to the state after his rumoured
accident involvement, saying that, he is not cloned from abroad.
This was as the Governor tackled
the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his claim that, he
defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23rd presidential election
in Kaduna state.
El-Rufai said, President Buhari
had consistently won Kaduna since he started contesting elections in 2003,
therefore, anyone claiming to have defeated him (Buhari) in 2019 needs
psychiatric assistance.
It would be recalled that, Atiku
who is the Presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) had claimed he won the 2019 presidential election with 1.6 million votes
above Buhari’s. He also claimed to have won he states including Kaduna.
The Governor who spoke at a
welcome reception organised for him at Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House on
Friday night dismissed his rumoured accident, saying that, “I was never
involved in any accident and no driver died. I was also not in coma.”
According to the Governor, “Let
me start by thanking you all for coming to welcome me. One of the objectives
is, as explained by my wife, I am still alive, or I have resurrected, I don’t
know which one.
“My wife went on to say that, as
my wife for 34 years, although, we have known each other for 43 years, she can
confirm that this is really me, it is not a clone. Although, that will not stop
the rumour in the social media, but that is that.
“So, I want to thank you all for
coming here. But, I want to confirm that, no accident took place, no one was in
coma, no driver died. I have already put that out in social media, but I want
to repeat it for the sake of clarity.
“The second reason I am grateful
for your presence is to thank people of Kaduna State for their votes. For their
votes in support of President Muhammadu Buhari and coming out in even larger
numbers to vote for me and members of the state house of assembly.
“I am happy to say that, we
already have two third majority in the state house of assembly. And I have
already appealed to members of the assembly to keep the leadership that has
served the state so diligently in the last for years to continue. This is my
appeal.
“Kaduna State has consistently
voted for President Muhammadu Buhari since he first contested in 2003. He has
never lost Kaduna State, so it is not a shock that he won this time. Anyone
that says he has defeated President Buhari in Kaduna is either dreaming or
needs psychiatric assistance,” he said.
The Governor also reiterated his
appeal to the people of the state to live peacefully among themselves, saying
that, his government saddened by the security challenges in Birnin Gwari,
Kajuru, parts of Chikun and lately Sanga local government area, has appealed to
the President for security reinforcement in the affected areas.
He also appealed to all the
people of Kaduna state to join hands with his government to move the state
forward, promising that, the government will be fair to all and work for all, irrespective
of their political and other affiliations.
Governor El-Rufai also promised
to continue with his government’s reforms, especially in education and correct
its mistakes where it had gone wrong.
All top government functionaries,
including the Deputy Governor-elect, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe, Speaker of the state
assembly, Hon. Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, SSG, Balarabe Abbas Lawal and wife of
the Governor, Architect Hadiza El-Rufai were in attendance at the reception.
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