2023: Nigeria is at a critical crossroads, God will choose the next President for Nigeria – El-Rufai Tells Tinubu

Ilesanmi AdekanbiApril 6, 2022

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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has told the Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, that Nigeria is at a “critical crossroads” under the present government, saying God would choose the next president for Nigeria.

The governor told Tinubu that at this point, Nigerians must take very difficult decisions to get the right leaders that would take the country out of the multiple quagmires that it was going through under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

El-Rufai said this on Tuesday while the presidential aspirant visited him in his state.

Tinubu was in the state on a condolence visit following that attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train by bandit terrorists.

El-Rufai while speaking commended Tinubu for cancelling his 70th-anniversary colloquium in honour of the victims of the attack.

The Governor noted that he is his awareness of the presidential ambition of Tinubu, but added that he was looking unto God to help Nigeria choose the best leader come 2023.

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El-Rufai, whose words sounded like criticism of the Buhari led Federal Government, said that by visiting the State, Tinubu had displayed a historic and unprecedented leadership quality.

President Buhari has failed to visit the State ever since attacks, killings and kidnapping became incessant. Not even the recent bombing of the commercial train could move the President to Kaduna, a State where he was said to have resided until 2015.

El-Rufai had recently threatened that Governors in the North-West could opt for the services of foreign mercenaries if attacks continued in the region, a statement which directly indicted the Buhari government.

He said, “This gesture by Asiwaju is a show of powerful leadership, empathy and concern for the lives and property of Nigerians. It’s unprecedented in our history in Nigeria.

“The government and people of Kaduna state will never forget this gesture. We are very grateful to you for your service, sacrifice and commitment to the unity and that of our country.

“We appreciate your call for people to contribute to enabling us to rehabilitate the victims of this tragedy.

“We are aware of your aspiration to be president of this country, we look forward to furthering engagement so that we can progress that aspiration.

“Nigeria is at crossroads, a critical crossroads, and we must take very difficult decisions to get the right leaders that would take us out of the multiple quagmires that we are going through.

“These are human challenges and they can be solved by human ingenuity. I pray for God to choose who is best for Nigeria so that we will be the better, united, progressive and exemplary country that is fair and just to everyone.”