Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, has claimed that Peter Obi will not be able to win the 2023 presidential election.
El-Rufai referred to the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate as a Nollywood actor and claimed that he lacks the necessary electoral votes.
He stated that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) were in a close race.
El-Rufai discounted Obi’s appeal, claiming that he would only get support in the South-East and a small portion of the South-South.
Votes in just one Kaduna Local Government Area, according to the APC stalwart, will nullify votes in Anambra.
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) platform was used by the LP flagbearer during his eight years as governor of the State.
El-Rufai stated in an interview with TVC that Obi is polling at 1% in Sokoto, 2% in Katsina, and 5% in Kano.
“Doing 70 percent in Anambra State does not mean somebody doing 10 percent in Kano is not better than you.
“Kano is 4 million votes…Yes, Peter Obi will sweep Southern States, he will do well in South-South, where else?” He queried.
El-Rufai added that Obi is not polling well in the South-West “other than a drop of ocean in Lagos”.
“He is polling in Christian enclaves in the North, but how many are they?” the governor quipped.
He said “ethnicity and religious bigotry will not take you anywhere”, maintaining that the election is APC versus PDP “because they have the footprint”.
On February 25, Peter Obi will face Bola Tinubu of the APC, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the NNPP.
