Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed
the defection of high-profile politicians in Nigeria, stressing that it holds
no substance.
El-Rufai said governors, president, and political godfathers
don’t determine who wins elections in Nigeria.
Addressing journalists in Kano State, the Social Democratic
Party, SDP, chieftain insisted that the people decides who wins elections and
not politician.
He argued that the defection of one or all State governors
would not change the will of the Nigerian electorate.
According to El-Rufai: “As far as I’m concerned, the
defection of high-profile politicians is not the issue.
“These defections are good for headlines and to sell
newspapers, but politically on the ground, if you don’t have the people, your
profile means nothing.
“We want to return politics to the people, not to godfathers
or so-called high-profile politicians.
“A governor has only one vote. Nigerians have millions. If
the people say no, it’s over.
“Even the president had a sitting governor and still lost
Lagos. I was governor of Kaduna State. I fought hard to deliver the president
in my state, but I lost. Governors don’t determine election results — the
people do.”
Last week, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State and
the Peoples Democratic Party former presidential running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa
defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC.
More governors and lawmakers are said to be planning to join
the ruling party.
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