..Joins Osinbajo for 2023
By Gabriel Udeh, Kaduna
As built up to the 2023 elections hits up and the intrigues in the ruling All progressive Congress (APC) Party’s effort to retain power wax stronger, an Islamic Cleric and Governor Nasir El-rufai’s strong supporter, Malam Ibrahim Kasuwar Bacci has scuttled the Presidential ambition of the Governor.
Kasiwar Bacci who is a close confidant of the Governor of Kaduna state, and also an ally of retired General Abdurrahman Dambazau, the former Minister of Interior, has reportedly dumped Malam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai for Vice President Prof. Yomi Osinbajo ambition.
Malam Bacci has slso reportedly held several meetings with some Ministers in Abuja to drive home their supporter for the vice president especially the Ministers of communication and digital economy, water resources and Minister of FCT Abuja, on how to win Buhari’s heart to support their moves.
The Cleric, who for the past two years has dinned and wined with the Kaduna state Governor, promising him support, has within this period utilized the resources of El-Rufa’i to galvanize political support for the vice President.
On several occasion, the Cleric, Malam Ibrahim Kasuwar Bacci, who has also organized forums to parley with high profile individuals for el-rufai, including scholars of Islamic faith, Professors of Universities, Captains of Industries among others, suddenly switched camp and loyalty to the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, revealing the blue-print of Malam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufa’i ‘s political ambition to his new found principal.Malam Bacci with his co-hort, who happened to be members of El-rufai’s cabinet, including State Commissioners and Chief of Staff to the Governor, have held series of meetings because of their new political interet.
Inside sources revealed that in one of the recent meeting held in Abuja, three of President Buhari’s Ministers were in attendance with their supporters under the umbrella of the Presidential ambition of the vice president.
Sources close to Malam Bacci revealed that the Ministers present in the meetings were Hon. Isa Ali Pantami, his Water Resources counterpart Engr. Sulieman and Hon. Minister of Federal Capital Territory Malam Muhammad Musa Bello respectively discussed and hatched their plans on how to prevail on President Buhari to hand over power to Osinbajo as the next president in 2023.
The core intension of the schemists, among others is for one of the three of them to be picked as a running mate to Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, while an El- Rufa’I’s cabinet members who was betrayed by El-Rufai of 2023 Governorship ticket would be compensated with Ministerial appointments instead of 2023 ticket for Kaduna state Guber.
The arrow head of the group of the ambitious politicians, Malam Bacci has so far achieved 60 percent in mobilizing and putting structures on who to succeed El-Rufa’i as Governor of Kaduna state in 2023, between the Chief of Staff Muhammadu Sani Dattijo and Dr. Shehu Usman Makarfi Commissioner of Education. Many, who are priviled to the gain plans have variously described it as biting the fingers that fed them, and a display of the high sense of betrayal ever witness in the political history of Kaduna state since 1999.
Trouble started when the arrangement earlier made with Governor El-Rufai to make DG NIMASA, Buhari’s son in-law, his successor, was reportedly turndown, as the Buhari son in-law, Jamo, was dumped by the Governor for chief of staff.In kaduna, Bacci and his group have reportedly held several of their nucturenal meetings at one stone Age hotel in sokoto road before moving to Abuja where they lodged at a hotel in Life camp.According to the source whoi dependable, El-Rufai had consistently declared that the power should shiftl the to South in 2923 with the intension that he’ll be made vice president to anyone candidate who emerged under APC.
