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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State who on Thursday clocked 63 years old.<\/p>\n

A statement by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, media assistant to Tinubu, noted that El-Rufai has exhibited a high level of competence in the various public offices he has held and described him as a committed public servant.<\/p>\n

The APC presidential candidate also described el-Rufai as \u201ca strong-willed man who gives his all to any cause he believes in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nasir el-Rufai, the presidential candidate added, has admirably moved from an \u201caccidental public servant\u201d to a well-accomplished one whose achievements are admired by both friends and foes.<\/p>\n

As a politician and patriot, Bola Ahmed Tinubu explained that Mallam El-Rufai had played vital roles at different junctures of the country\u2019s recent political developments, especially in the events leading to the formation of the party, the All Progressives Congress.<\/p>\n

According to Tinubu: \u201cHe has continued to make useful contributions within the party and our campaign to achieve victory in the coming election so that we can give our people renewed hope in a better, stronger and more prosperous Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tinubu prayed for more wisdom and good health for el-Rufai to enable him to offer more to the development of the people of Kaduna State and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Thursday congratulated Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State who on Thursday clocked 63 years old. 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