Promised both governors Vice President slot
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu tricked Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state and his Kebbi State counterpart, Abubakar Bagudu, to secure his place as the party’s flagbearer.

According to inside sources who spoke to Chronicle NG, Tinubu promised both El-Rufai and Bagudu the vice-presidential slot weeks before the presidential primary on June 6 at the Eagle Square in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

The two men then began to work seriously behind the scenes to ensure that Tinubu emerges the party candidate. According to a source close to the party hierarchy, both men deployed all their arsenals to help Tinubu emerge.

The source told Chronicle NG that Tinubu promised more than two people the vice presidential slot but did not plan to give any of them because he saw them as power drunk politicians who were already positioning themselves for the top job.

The source said that it was Senator Kashim Shettima, Tinubu’s running mate now that told El-Rufai that Tinubu had picked him as running mate. “It’s a sour twist for Malam (El-Rufai). The man thought that he would be the running mate because that was the deal he had in place and that was why he worked for Tinubu at the primaries.

The source added that, “It was Shettima that Tinubu sent to El-Rufai. The former Borno governor told him that he no interest in becoming the Vice President. El-Rufai fell for it, he saw himself as the vice-presidential candidate only to be schemed out of things.

According to the source, the former Lagos governor did not only fail to honour their agreement but went further to ridicule El-Rufai by not consulting him before announcing Shettima. “Malam (El-Rufai) saw that as a slap to his face but he is not alone, the North West governors are with him and they plan to pay Asiwaju back,” the source said.

Bagudu, the governor of Kebbi and a North West governor was also schemed out of things by the Tinubu camp. He was also promised same thing as El-Rufai and was left hanging at the last minute. A source close to the arrangement told Chronicle NG that Bagudu was seeking immunity and saw a way out as VP.

“He wanted immunity and he found that in the VP slot which has been given to His Excellency, Senator Kashim Shettima. Although Bagudu attended the unveiling of Shettima, he is not happy at all and I think this is a big problem in the APC.

The source said that Tinubu’s political game against the North West could cost APC in the general election. “We all know that whosoever gets the North West votes will win the election and with the look of things, if the fracture in the party is not quickly repaired it could prove costly.

Asked if the North West governors will leave the party, the source said, “There is no way that will happen. These are senior party men and they are committed to the party and President Muhammadu Buhari. I believe that they will solve these issues one way or another.

https://www.chronicle.ng/2022/07/22/tinubu-tricked-el-rufai-bagudu/

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Looks like it. But they have been given houses in Dubai. So not really total lose. All governors have

For these two, they were played. They didn't get any slot ie senate thinking they'd be picked for VP position. Too bad.

Very good I am going to vote obi but I support tinubu on this. Same trick the north has always used to put southern brothers at loggerheads with each other.

Just promise different southern politicians presidency or vice presidency and see them kill each other. It is good to watch them fall into their own pit

Moonlight tales. Which paper is chronicles again?

Why would they be angry because Shettima was given the vice president ticket?

Zulum would have been the best but he wanted a second tenure. Well, Zulum is Shettima's protege. Meanwhile, Shettima worked a lot for APC.

Tinubu could see El Rufai and others but I don't think they're angry TBH.. Point is with what is happening in Kaduna right now, it would have raised more cries if El Rufai was selected as a Muslim Muslim ticket. Besides, the outgoing president is from the Northwest hence let the Northerneast have the vice president at least.

In all honesty Elrufai did a good job as FCT minister back in the days. Completely sanitized and cleaned up the place.

Tinubu tricked the Christian delegates that were against Muslim Muslim ticket too he even put out a letter to say he had no such plan and was still deciding on his running mate

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Tinubu tricked the Christian delegates that were against Muslim Muslim ticket too he even put out a letter to say he had no such plan and was still deciding on his running mate

So so true !

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Because you dey there

Tinubu no trick anybody. He was next in line, so next in line that he sacrificed some of his time for Buhari

By 2023 Godforbid you would also have been writing how tinubu tricked Nigerians

But God pass the unrepentant trickster