Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has disclosed that Pastor Tunde Bakare “dragged him” into politics.
El-Rufai said Bakare took him to former President Muhammadu
Buhari.
Speaking with BBC Hausa on Thursday, the former governor
declared that he never joined APC because of Buhari.
El-Rufai, who recently defected from APC to the Social
Democratic Party, SDP, insisted that the former ruling party had derailed.
He pointed out that everyone in APC was working for
themselves and looking for money.
According to El-Rufai, “the government is commercialised, everything
has a price tag.”
He added “Justice has been kept at bay, those who worked for
the party were ignored instead of being compensated. If there is any position
or appointment, they give it to a Lagos boy, etc.
“That is why we’ve been speaking, we spoke, we said this is
not the party we know. The party is dead. I said the only option is for me to
meet Pastor Tunde Bakare, because he dragged me into APC.
“He took me to Buhari. I did not join the APC because of Buhari,
it was Pastor Bakare, who dragged me to APC and courtesy demands I should let
him know.
“Buhari too, I told him I was leaving the party, I sought
his blessings and prayers. He said he has given me his blessings and prayers.
“We are the ones in politics, he (Buhari) is now father of
the land and has been praying for us, so what remains?”