Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has clarified comments he made suggesting he would not support any northern candidate vying for the presidency in 2023.
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The governor was reported to have said he would only back a southerner in line with the zoning arrangement within parties in the country.
Governor El-Rufai has repeatedly said it was only fair for power to return to the south in 2023.
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But responding to a question on a Channels TV programme on Sunday night regarding his stance, the governor appeared to backtrack, now claiming he never said he would not back a northerner or a southerner, but was only expressing an opinion.
Whatever his motivation, El-Rufai’s fresh comments are likely to shield him from charges of betrayal or contradiction should he decide to support a northerner in 2023.
2023: El’rufai makes u-turn “I did not say I won’t support a northern candidate in 2023’
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