APC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY: Why Gov Yahaya Bello Snubbed Meeting With Buhari - El-Rufai
Afnews Editor
Jun 07, 2022
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai has disclosed reasons his Kogi State counterpart, Yahaya Bello, "excused himself" from a meeting of northern governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Addressing reporters afterwards, El-Rufai explained that 13 of the 19 APC governors from the North agreed that APC's presidential ticket should be zoned to the South.
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The Kaduna Governor, however, claimed Bello, who is also an APC presidential hopeful, decided not to attend the meeting.
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"The governor of Kogi State chose to excuse himself from the meeting with Mr. President, because he does not agree with our position.
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"There are 14 APC governors out of the 19 northern States. 13 of us are on one page on this subject and we all came to see the president.
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"But the governor of Kogi State excused himself, and he is within his democratic rights to excuse himself," El-Rufai said.
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