Nasir El-Rufai Archives

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai

Rivers emergency rule aggression against democracy, El-Rufai says

March 20, 2025AfricTeamLeave a Comment

Former Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai has berated President Bola Tinubu over the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and other elected officials in the South-South state. In a statement issued via his X handle on Wednesday, El-Rufai described the decision as “wanton aggression against democratic tenets and the rule of law”. […]

I informed Buhari before dumping APC

March 13, 2025AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he left the ruling All Progressives Congress with the knowlege of former President Muhammad Buhari. PUNCH Online reports that El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling party, defected to the Social Democratic Party on Monday, citing unhealthy situation in the party. Speaking in […]

‘I don’t know how to pretend,’ says El-Rufai

February 2, 2025AfricTeamLeave a Comment

A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has further cleared his stance on governance, saying he doesn’t belong to the class of politicians who pretend. He compared such public officeholders to Nollywood actors. This is coming a few days after the former governor and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress noted that if he […]

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai

El-Rufai, Atiku’s camp romance will yield nothing, says APC

January 14, 2025AfricTeamLeave a Comment

The ruling All Progressives Congress has said it is not losing sleep over the newfound political romance between ex-Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and the camp of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and the opposition Social Democratic Party. Last week, El-Rufai, a prominent APC chieftain, held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the SDP […]