Paul Ibe, an aide to former vice president Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is seeking the support of the base of ex-president Muhammadu Buhari which gave the latter 12 million votes.

This was after El-Rufai revealed in a BBC Hausa interview that Buhari is his godfather and that he consulted him before dumping the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Asked if he had any political godfather, El-Rufa’i said, “I have those I consult with in everything I do. I inform them of anything I intend to do, and when they demand that I keep off, I do. My first godfather is Muhammadu Buhari. For the rest, I will not mention them because if I do, they’ll be pressured.”

Reacting, Atiku's aide shared the idea he got from the interview El-Rufai granted.

He wrote on X, 'Mallam Nasir el-Rufai @elrufai, I know what you just did: opening up a line of conversation with former President Muhammadu Buhari's fixed deposit of 12 million votes."

ASA