The National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima says the eight years of Nasir El-Rufai as governor of Kaduna state brought pain and sorrow for many residents of the state.
Speaking in an interview with Sun, Shettima also rubbished the coalition being spearheaded by El-Rufai against President Bola Tinubu, saying it won’t have any impact on the 2027 general elections.
“Even if they merge, they won’t have any serious political influence in any party they may join. Let me break it down this way. In the last election, did Nasir El-Rufai deliver Kaduna to Tinubu? The answer is no. Even in his constituency, he could not win”.
“El-Rufai is said to be an orator, a good talker laced with lies – making stories out of nothing. In terms of electoral value, he has nothing to offer. He has enjoyed the platform of APC to govern Kaduna for eight years”.
“Eight years of pain and sorrow for the majority of Kaduna residents. He enjoyed the Buhari tsunami in 2015 and manipulated electoral processes to come back in 2019, he enjoyed that with the support of the Federal Government. On his own, he would not have been voted for. What came out of his second election was on record”.
“So, for me, El-Rufai is not an issue. He only appears to be to a few people outside Kaduna as something. In recent times, because he could not get a favour from the current administration, he’s making himself to be like a champion. But we all know; he cannot deliver his polling booth”.
