2023: El-Rufai Speaks on Presidential Ambition, Reveals Who he Will Support for Presidency

• Ahead of the 2023 election, the presidential ambition of more politicians in the country continues to emerge
• Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai said he will support any candidate who emerges from his party’s zoning structure
• El-Rufai made the disclosure during the weekly ministerial press briefing at the presidential villa, Abuja

Presidential villa, Abuja - Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has vowed to support any candidate who emerged from the All Progressives Congress (APC) zoning structure.

The Punch reports that El-Rufai speaking the weekly ministerial press briefing at the presidential villa, Abuja reacted to speculations that he may run for the office of the president in 2023.

According to him, he is not nursing any ambitions in the 2023 elections, adding that he just wants to finisgh the job and continue with his private life.

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He said:

“I have zero ambitions. I just want to finish this job, get on with my private life, write another book, and make tons of money. The largest amount of money I ever got in my life was from writing Accidental Public Servant.

“I have no ambition; I’ve never had any ambition. And if I die today, I am quite accomplished and happy because I never in my life, based on my humble background, ever thought I would even enter this building ever in my life; how?"

The northern governor according to Business Day, hinted that the APC presidential ticket is open to all contestants in the south.

El-Rufai while questions from State House Correspondents said he will support any APC candidate whether he’s from southwest, southeast or south-south. He explained that he will be satisfied as long as the candidate will do the best for Nigeria.

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2023 Presidency: APC group leaks major secret about party's candidature, zoning

Earlier, the All Progressive Congress Mandate Group (APC-MG) urged members of the ruling party and the general public to disregard any claim that the 2023 presidential candidacy has been zoned to the southern part of Nigeria.

The group appeal followed reports that the party had zoned its presidential candidate for the 2023 election to the region.

In a statement issued on Thursday, February 24, by the APC-MG's national chairman, Sani Abdullahi, the group said the party at no point met to tip Senator Abdullahi Adamu as a consensus candidate for national chairmanship ahead of the Saturday, March 26, national convention.

Source: Legit.ng