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El-Rufai endorses Tinubu, says, ‘You’ll be Asiwaju of Nigeria’

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has declared his support for the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Tinubu, a National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is eyeing the presidency in 2023.

According to Politics Nigeria, El Rufai openly declared his support for the former Lagos State Governor at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua Hall, Murtala Mohammed Square in Kaduna, venue of Tinubu’s consultative meeting with some northern delegates.

A former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima; former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu; and other dignitaries canvassed support for Tinubu from delegates.

El-Rufai was quoted as saying, “You’ll be Asiwaju of Nigeria.”

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