El-Rufai will win 2019 poll without Hunkuyi’s, Sani’s support - APC secretary

El-Rufai will win 2019 poll without Hunkuyi’s, Sani’s support - APC secretary

- The acting secretary of the APC in Kaduna state, Yahaya Baba Pate has spoken on the state 2019 governorship election

- Pate declared Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai is doing well as governor of the state and he does not need Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, Shehu Sani assistance to win the election

- He maintained that El-Rufai's good governorship has attracted a lot of people as senior politicians in the state will join the party by next few weeks

The acting secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state, Yahaya Baba Pate said Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, Shehu Sani and other chieftains behind the factional leadership of the party are disgruntled elements and contends that the Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai will be re-elected in next year’s election without their support.

Pate in an interview with The Nation, declared that Governor El-Rufai is one of the most popular governors in Nigeria.

He said based on his track record of achievements he is receiving supporters day by day from various local government areas of the state.

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According to him, ''As far as we are concerned, we are getting supporters day by day. Our governor is one of the most popular governors in Nigeria, based on his track record of achievements.

''We are receiving supporters day by day from various local government areas of the state. So, with or without Shehu Sani or Suleiman Hunkuyi, we don’t have any problem come 2019.

''We are getting more members and we are getting senior politicians in the state joining the party; within the next few weeks.

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''We will invite you to come and witness as we will be receiving large number of new members into the party, and I means in their hundreds and thousands. So, whether Sani or Hunkuyi leave won’t be a problem to us and we don’t have anything to fear.''

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Governor Nasir El-Rufai reshuffled the state executive council and appointed additional two new commissioners.

The information is in a statement by Samuel Aruwan, the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the governor on Friday in Kaduna.

Aruwan gave the names of the new commissioners as Mrs Ruth Geoffrey Alkali for Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and Dr Ibrahim Hamza, pioneer Director-General of Kaduna Facility Management Agency (KADFAMA), for Ministry of Water Resources.

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Source: Legit.ng

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