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Nigeria ruling party governors back Buhari to run again -Kaduna governor

ABUJA, Nov 24 (Reuters) The majority of Nigerian state governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress party say President Muhammadu Buhari should run for second term, the governor of Kaduna state said on Friday.
Nasir El-Rufai said Buhari seeking re-election would be the best way to preserve the party. His comments came hours after an ally of the president, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, quit the party. Abubakar's spokesman said he might run in the presidential election due in February 2019.
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