{"id":78368,"date":"2022-12-21T11:11:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T10:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2023-real-reasons-northern-apc-govs-decided-to-support-tinubu-el-rufai"},"modified":"2022-12-21T12:22:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T11:22:34","slug":"2023-real-reasons-northern-apc-govs-decided-to-support-tinubu-el-rufai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2023-real-reasons-northern-apc-govs-decided-to-support-tinubu-el-rufai","title":{"rendered":"2023: Real reasons Northern APC govs decided to support Tinubu \u2013 El-Rufai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has given reasons why governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the North decided to support the party\u2019s flag bearer, Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai explained that Northern APC governors decided to support Tinubu to ensure unity, fairness, and justice in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He disclosed this during a town hall meeting with some Northern Christian groups in Kaduna.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai said the Northern governors settled for Tinubu because of his track record when he was the Governor of Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>According to El-Rufai: \u201cIn the spirit of unity, fairness and justice in the country, after President Buhari\u2019s tenure, it is fair that the Presidency should go to the South.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we converged in Katsina Lodge before Governor Aminu Bello Masari said that among all the presidential candidates, we should go for Ahmed Tinubu because of his track records while he was governor of Lagos.\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 given reasons why governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the North decided to support the party\u2019s flag bearer, Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai explained that Northern APC governors decided to support Tinubu to ensure unity, fairness, and justice in Nigeria. 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