Why North should vote APC candidate, by El-Rufai

He said APC leaders in the North rooted for zoning in the spirit of equity and justice.

El-Rufai said the decision on power shift to South was premised on the belief  that both Sir Ahmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa would have done the same, if they were to be alive.

He said Northern governors are the inheritors of Bello’s and Balewa’s legacy, adding that no other northerner is expected to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari after his tenure.

He assured Tinubu of the North’s support, saying that the bloc region is confident that he can deliver on his promises.  El-Rufai added: “When the Northern APC Governors met one Saturday to insist that power must go to the south, we did so out of the understanding pf our sense if history.

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“We specifically asked ourselves as Northern Governors what will Sir Ahamdi Bello and Tafawa Balewa do in this kind of situation? What will Aminu Kano do in this kind of occasion? Because we are the inheritors of their legacy.

“The 19 Northern governors and ministers are direct descendants of Sir Ahmadu Bello. We are conscious to take that responsibility and that is we take that position.