Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said with all certainty that he has a job in Abuja even if he loses the gubernatorial election in Kaduna State where he is seeking  re-election for a second term under the platform of the APC.

His main opponent is Isa Ashiru ‎of the PDP. Elections are taking place today and Nigerians will elect 29 governors and members of the 36 states’ Houses of Assembly.

The governor stated this when answering questions from journalists at his polling unit,  Polling Unit 024, Ungwar Sarki Ward, Kaduna.

El-Rufai said:

“I have no fears if I win or not because the president has already won his re-election ‎. The worse thing that could happen is for me to lose the election. But since the president has already won his re-election bid, it means I already have a job in Abuja.

“Only my staff are jittery if I win or not and I usually share this joke with them. But the security in the state has improved because everything has been orderly and from the information I am getting, polling units opened early,

“I always joined queue because it’s the right thing to do.  I mixed with people all the time so it’s what I always tried to do.

“I came in here about 8.15, the INEC staff were already in place and there were no issues with the card reader and voting started more or less on time. INEC arrangement has been better. I want to commend and congratulate INEC for excellent work done so far. The report I’m getting across the state is that the arrangements are similar.

“Secondly, the security arrangement has also improved. This polling unit, I can see five to six uniformed personnel and this is very helpful in making people safe and secure in coming out to vote. Initially, the voter turn out was discouraging when I came  but by the time I joined the queue, the queue lengthened and more people are trooping out to vote.”