The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir
El-Rufai, has admitted it would be tough for the All Progressives Congress
(APC) to defeat his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, in 2023.
El-Rufai stated this at the commemoration
and send-off ceremony organised for the outgoing director-general of the
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nteranya Sanginga, on
Friday.
The Kaduna governor, however, said APC will
try its best to unseat Makinde, but it would be tough because he has governed
well.
Both governors recounted how they argued
during a National Executive Council (NEC) sitting, over if to lock down their
states in the heat of the COVID-19 outbreak.
“After that debate, I went back to my state
and I locked it down. Seyi (Makinde) went back to his state and did a partial
lockdown. But he locked himself down because he got COVID.
“In my state, I did what I felt was the
right thing and he did what was best for his state.
“We’ll do our best to defeat you. But I
know it will be tough because you have been a good governor,” El-Rufai said.