Kaduna, Kaduna state – Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has said he ‘was not interested in any position in President Bola Tinubu’s government’.
El-Rufai shared his comments on Thursday, January 30, while responding to a dig by a presidential spokesperson, Daniel Bwala.
The former governor said even if he were to be in the Tinubu government, he would hold the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government to account.
El-Rufai wrote on his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle:
Aside from being a founding member of the APC, El-Rufai also played a significant role in the emergence of Tinubu as president in 2023.
Before the election, Messrs Tinubu and El-Rufai were not on the same political side, and there were instances where the two exchanged jabs. However, they appeared to have settled their political differences before the partyâs presidential primary.
In 2022, during an event in Kaduna, Tinubu personally invited the former governor to abandon his plans to retire from public service and join his government if they won the election. However, El-Rufaiâs nomination as a minister was rejected by the senate âacting on some petitionsâ. Many believed this was due to power struggles within the party.
In recent months, El-Rufai has been taking jabs at the presidency, including a cryptic post on X accusing the president of nepotism.
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Segun Showunmi, convener of the âNational Opposition Movementâ revealed that some top politicians met, including El-Rufai.
According to Showunmi, the meeting was at the instance of Shehu Gabam, the chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
