{"id":61002,"date":"2022-03-10T18:45:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T17:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=61002"},"modified":"2022-03-10T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:31:03","slug":"2023-gov-el-rufai-reveals-region-to-produce-apc-presidential-candidate-national-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2023-gov-el-rufai-reveals-region-to-produce-apc-presidential-candidate-national-chairman","title":{"rendered":"2023: Gov. El-Rufai reveals region to produce APC presidential candidate, National Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 election is expected to come from the southern region of the country.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai explained that the national chairmanship post of the party will be from the northern part of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur expectation is that our presidential candidate will come from somewhere in the south,\u201d he said during his appearance on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today.<\/p>\n<p>He said it would now be left to the southern caucus of the ruling party to decide which part of the area the candidate will come from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is up to the southern caucus of the APC to now propose to us an acceptable candidate,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Governor El-Rufai also believes the APC will retain the presidential seat, arguing that the party has all it takes to do that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Nigerians expect much more than we have done, but if Nigerians reflect deeply and compare with the other party, we are still a better choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that in 2023, the APC is going to win the presidential election as well as the majority of the governorship elections,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he regrets being the Kaduna State Governor since it was President Buhari that talked him into taking up the challenge, El-Rufai said, \u201cI\u2019ve no regrets whatsoever. I think we\u2019ve transformed the State in many ways, brought progress in many areas. I\u2019ve no regrets. I\u2019ve paid a personal price, but that\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, whatever you do that raises the life of humanity, it feels like something that brings back positive feedback. I\u2019m quite satisfied and I feel that we\u2019ve done a decent job in Kaduna, so I\u2019ve no regrets whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I ask Nigerians to pray for all of us for Almighty God to choose a successor in Kaduna that would be even better than I tried to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai was asked about the rumours that he had already anointed his very good friend to take over from him when he leaves office in 2023, the Governor said, \u201cI\u2019ve not. I\u2019ve not anointed anybody. Stories go round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some that say I\u2019ve anointed my deputy governor and there are some that say I\u2019ve anointed my Commissioner for Finance and there are some that say I\u2019ve anointed my Commissioner of budget and planning, there are all kinds of stories arounds, but\u2026I don\u2019t want to anoint anyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the leadership\u2026our first eleven as I called it, the core leadership of Kaduna State would sit and debate this and see whether we can come up with one person we think is a worthy successor and what that person would do to carry the rest of the team together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have our core team. We\u2019ve started meeting regularly and even our senators join from Kaduna. We discuss this regularly and at some point, we\u2019re going to make that decision, but we\u2019ve not anointed anyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I tell you I don\u2019t have preferences I would be lying. I do have preferences but because I\u2019m human, even though I have preferences, I\u2019m still praying that God chooses the right person for Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause for me, Kaduna is more important than anything, including myself, friendship and any preferences I may have and I\u2019m human only God knows the best person to succeed me. I\u2019m only human.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy preference is in our core team, that is the first eleven. I said core team because these are the guys that worked with me since 2014 to organise our party, organised our campaign and we won and got elected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, they know all the policies we formulated and implemented. So, they\u2019ll not come and have about-turn changing direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why I said our core team. Some are in the cabinet and some are in the National Assembly, but we have our core team and we\u2019ll keep discussing. The reason I want someone from our team to succeed us is because I want continuity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 election is expected to come from the southern region of the country. 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