File: President Muhammadu Buhari talking with Governor El-Rufai
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna has dismissed the menace by the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) caucus to go away the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He mentioned leaving the APC won't restrict President Muhammadu Buhari’s possibilities of successful the 2019 election.
Speaking on behalf of the group final week, Kawu Baraje had alleged that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was not carrying those that joined the APC from the PDP alongside.
But responding to this on Tuesday, El-Rufai, after assembly with Buhari on the Presidential Villa, Abuja, mentioned “I don’t agree and I need to return to 2003. What are we speaking about? Who are these new PDP individuals which can be threatening? This is Kwara, Kano, Sokoto, Adamawa, Rivers however I don’t assume Amaechi is a part of them.
“So let’s take these 4 states, return to 2003 and verify. Buhari then beneath ANPP received in all these 4 states. Go again to 2007, Buhari received in these 4 states. Even when Shakarau was operating as a presidential candidate in 2011, Buhari defeated him in Kano.
“And, I've little doubt in my thoughts that even when the individuals threatening to go away, go away, it is going to have completely no affect on the presidential elections, the president will win Sokoto, Kwara and Adamawa simply.
“Kano is already within the bag, I imply in the event you noticed the gang that welcomed the president with out the previous governor Kwanasho, Kano has all the time been the president’s base.
“To me that is not the issue, the issue is that they have written, they have expressed grievances, some of the grievances are legitimate and should be looked into. But to threaten to leave the party is neither here nor there.”