Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has said if President Muhammadu Buhari should insist he run for the office of president in the 2023 General Elections, he will obey.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Governor El-Rufai made this known on Wednesday while stressing that he has no intention to contest the 2023 presidential election.
El-Rufai, who disclosed this while speaking on Channels TV, said he was physically tired and needs to take a break from politics when his tenure as Governor of Kaduna State ends in 2023.
While reiterating that he never wanted to run for the office of the Governor of Kaduna State but that the president prevailed over him, El-Rufai also addressed speculations of him being running mate to former Governor Rotimi Amaechi in the 2023 elections.
“I’ve said over and over that I’m not a contestant for any office. I’m not aspiring for anything. If [former] Governor Rotimi Amaechi is interested in running for any office, he has the right to do so. But I’m not running for anything and I’m not going to be on his ticket.
“I’m physically tired because I do take my work seriously. For the last eight years, I’ve worked myself flat out and I’m not young anymore. I’ll be 63 next year.
“So I prefer to look at other options to contribute to the development of my country. But of course, I didn’t want to run for Governor, but the President insisted; so if he insists that I do something, I have so much regard for him and his judgement, that I will do it even reluctantly,” El-Rufai said.