Some members of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kaduna State
known as Kaduna Restoration Group, has vowed to resist moves some APC
stakeholders to present Governor Nasir El-Rufai as the sole candidate
for the 2019 gubernatorial elections.
This was contained in a statement signed and made available to
newsmen by the chairman of the group, Alhaji Ahmed Tijani Ramalan.
Ramalan in the statement said the governor was under the illusion
that Kaduna State was an extension of ‘El-Rufai and Partners.’
It read in part: “If he feels that way, then he can be excused, after
all he has spend most of his adult life outside Kaduna and may not have
a proper understanding of the present political permutations and
variables that makes Kaduna State the hot bed of political radicalism in
Nigeria.
“In their desperations, they assembled people who themselves are soon
going to face opposition in party congresses and primaries to endorse
them without a contest. Those who criticized PDP over these undemocratic
ideals are the ones sponsoring it for their own selfish interests.
“All the funds that had accrued to this government from federal
allocation, internally generated revenues, bailout funds, Paris Club
refunds have been wasted on patronage and propaganda such that what is
on ground do not justify the billions that came into government coffers
within the last two years.
“We are by this release appealing to the electorate both at party and
general level to remain unperturbed but steadfast. The Governor in his
desperate attempt to hoodwink the party and the general populace having
suddenly realized the dismal failures of his government policies and
programs which have been largely antiparty, anti people and which lack
human face.
“He is now flying the kite of self acclaimed endorsement by Mr.
President. We have every confidence that Mr. President will never do
anything in violation of the Nigerian Constitution.”