{"id":61778,"date":"2025-02-25T03:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=61778"},"modified":"2025-02-25T03:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:05:05","slug":"tinubu-never-wanted-me-says-el-rufai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/02\/25\/tinubu-never-wanted-me-says-el-rufai\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Never Wanted Me, Says El-Rufai"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a revelation that has sent ripples through Nigeria\u2019s political landscape, former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has made a bold claim: \u201cThe president didn\u2019t want me in his cabinet.\u201d<\/p>\n

This confession, made during an interview with Arise TV, pulls back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes drama that has fueled speculation since El-Rufai\u2019s ministerial nomination was rejected by the Senate in 2023.<\/p>\n

While the official reason for the Senate’s refusal was linked to “security concerns,” El-Rufai\u2019s latest statement suggests a deeper, more personal political undercurrent.<\/p>\n

El-Rufai, who once stood as a strong ally of President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 election, revealed that despite his name being sent for confirmation, Tinubu had no genuine intention of including him in his cabinet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Assembly has nothing to do with me,\u201d he declared, dismissing the Senate’s security claims as mere political cover.<\/p>\n

This revelation raises unsettling questions about internal fractures within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n

El-Rufai\u2019s assertion that he faced no credible security threat\u2014having previously served as both a minister and governor of one of Nigeria\u2019s most challenging states\u2014casts doubt on the transparency of the nomination process and hints at deliberate political exclusion.<\/p>\n

The fallout between Tinubu and El-Rufai appears to have worsened, with the former governor openly criticizing the party and distancing himself from his successor, Governor Uba Sani.<\/p>\n

His declaration that \u201cThe president changed his mind, and I moved on\u201d signals not just personal disappointment but a growing divide within the APC\u2019s power structure.<\/p>\n

This development highlights a worrying trend of political maneuvering within Nigeria\u2019s leadership\u2014one that could deepen existing cracks in the nation\u2019s governance.<\/p>\n

The question remains: Was this a strategic move by Tinubu to sideline a potential rival, or a genuine concern for national security?<\/p>\n

As this political drama unfolds, it underscores the need for transparency in appointments and a leadership that prioritizes national unity over personal politics.<\/p>\n

The implications of this rift could shape the future dynamics within the APC and, ultimately, Nigeria\u2019s political landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0 In a revelation that has sent ripples through Nigeria\u2019s political landscape, former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has made a bold claim: \u201cThe president didn\u2019t want me in his cabinet.\u201d This confession, made during an interview with Arise TV, pulls back the curtain on the behind-the-scenes drama that has fueled speculation since […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":61779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-61778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61778"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61780,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61778\/revisions\/61780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}