Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has disclosed why President Muhammadu Buhari loves Rotimi Amaechi, the outgone Minister of Transportation.
El-Rufai said that Buhari loves Amaechi due to his decision to ditch the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and pitch tent to All Progressives Congress, APC, during the era of former President Goodluck Jonathan.
He made the clarification when Amaechi met with APC delegates from Kaduna ahead of the party’s national convention.
El-Rufai recalled wooing Amaechi and some other governors into the APC during the PDP administration.
My history with Amaechi occured when we started discussing with the G-7, the seven governors that wanted to defect to the APC, I was holding nocturnal meetings with Amaechi and Governor Nyako of Adamawa State until we got five of them to move to our party, and that was the game-changer.
If Amaechi of Rivers State from the same South-South with incumbent President Jonathan will oblige to defect to our party,it is very difficult in our political system.
He made the sacrifice to move to our party. It was a game-changer. This is part of the reason President Buhari loves Minister Amaechi till tomorrow,” El-Rufai said.
