Ahead of wednesday’s election of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have endorsed their Ekiti state colleague, Dr. Kayode Fayemi as against Kaduna state Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Already, there are indications that el-Rufai may back out of the race because of his perceived unpopularity among his colleagues in the opposition.
NGF has produced six chairmen in the last 20 years of Nigeria’s democracy, though the south-west, north-east and south-east have not chaired the Forum.
Most PDP governors are said to be uncomfortable with El-Rufai because of his derision of the opposition and hardline on some national issues, especially from the religious perspective.
El-Rufai is seen by some PDP Governors as one of the architects of the defeat of the opposition party in the last general elections.
A PDP governor said: “We have decided not to support El-Rufai as the next chairman of the NGF because his temperament is not good enough for this office. He is a courageous, brilliant and smart individual but if he leads NGF, his caustic comments can create discontent among us.
“Also, he has a headmaster instinct, which does not fit into a forum where we are all colleagues. Since Fayemi has indicated interest, we prefer him as a moderate.”
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