By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El’rufai said he is not scared whether he loses election or not because the president has already won his re-election.
According to him, “The worst thing that could happen is for him to lose the election. But since the president has already won his re-election bid, it means I already have a job in Abuja.”
Recall
that voters across Nigeria are electing 29 state governors and members of the
36 state Houses of Assembly.
Mr El-Rufai, the incumbent governor, alongside 28 other candidates are vying
for the governorship seat in Kaduna State.
He is contesting under the flagship of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and his main challenger is Isa Ashiru of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
The governor joined a queue of voters in polling unit 024, Ungwar Sarki ward around 8.30a.m. on Saturday.
“Only my staff are jittery if I win or not and I usually share this joke with them. But the security in the state has improved because everything has been orderly and from the information I am getting, polling units opened early, ” he said.
He said as a leader, it has become a norm for him to join the queue on election day like any other person.
“I always joined queue because it’s the right thing to do. I mixed with people all the time so it’s what I always tried to do,” he said.
Addressing journalists again after voting, Mr El-Rufai expressed satisfaction with the conduct of electoral officials and security personnel.
“I came in here about 8.15, the INEC staff were already in place and there were no issued with the card reader and voting started more or less on time. INEC arrangement has been better. I want to commend and congratulate INEC for excellent work done so far. The report I’m getting across the state is that the arrangements are similar.
“Secondly, the security arrangement has also improved. This polling unit, I can see five to six uniformed personnel and this is very helpful in making people safe and secure in coming out to vote. Initially, the voter turn out was discouraging when I came but by the time I joined the queue, the queue lengthened and more people are trooping out to vote.”
