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Malam Nasiru el-Rufai, former minister of the federal capital territory, on Friday obtained the APC nomination form to contest for the 2015 governor election in Kaduna state.

But he said his aspiration was not out of desperation.

He told officials of the party and supporters at the APC state secretariat in Kaduna that he was ready to offer credible leadership if given the chance.

He said he was not in the contest to enrich himself or witch hunt anybody, but to bring about the required transformation in the state.

He called for unity among party members and assured the people of his support to whoever emerges the party’s flag bearer.

El-Rufai said the state needed salvation from long years of misrule and promised that the APC would offer credible and people-oriented leadership.

Earlier, Mr Bala Bantex, the state chairman of APC, said the party’s leadership would be fair and just to all contestants.

He appealed to the party supporters to conduct themselves with decorum and unite to ensure victory in the 2015 general elections