EMMA OKWUAHABA
Highly placed sources in Nigeria’s seat of power say there is an agreement between El-Rufai and Jonathan that facilitated his return to Nigeria yesterday, saying, "El rufai expects to be made a vice-president".
“They promised El-Rufai that the case against him would be dropped because Yar’adua pushed his trial as a case of political vendetta. Then El-Rufai is still pushing for a Jonathan Presidency and for himself to be Vice President”, the source said.
Asked what El Rufai did to merit such reward, the source said, “El-Rufai did the most to ensure that Jonathan took over. He provided the intelligence input that gave Jonathan the courage to assume office as Acting President”.
When asked what political capital El Rufai will bring to the table in a Jonathan/El rufai presidential candidacy, the source said “In this El-Rufai's role is to rally the Northern young Turks to Jonathan's side and at least divide the North”.
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