Photo Emerges as El-Rufai, Senate President Akpabio Meet, Ex-Kaduna Gov's Son Shares Details

Photo Emerges as El-Rufai, Senate President Akpabio Meet, Ex-Kaduna Gov's Son Shares Details

  • Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has returned to the country after missing out on ministerial confirmation
  • Mallam El-Rufai was spotted at an event with Senate President Godswill Akpabio in Abuja, on Sunday, September 3
  • According to El-Rufai's son, the governor returned to Nigeria two days ago to attend the retirement event of Justice Amina Augie.

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FCT, Abuja - Former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, met with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio at an event in Abuja on Sunday, September 3.

El-Rufai had travelled out of the country after the Senate failed to confirm him as minister due to security reasons.

El-Rufai back to Nigeria, meets Akpabio in Abuja
El-Rufai back to Nigeria, meets Akpabio in Abuja Photo Credit:@IU_Wakilii
Source: Twitter

El-Rufai back to Nigeria

Confirming that El-Rufai is back in the country, the son of the former Kaduna governor, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, @B_ELRUFAI, said his father returned to the country two days ago for the retirement event of Justice Amina Augie.

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Bello, who represents Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, wrote:

“No. You’re right. He just returned two days for the retirement event of the excellent, brilliant, Honorable and irreplaceable Justice Amina Augie. A shining light of the North. May God bless her.

Buhari’s aide reveals El-Rufai's location after Missing ministerial confirmation

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Bashir Ahmad, a former digital media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed the location of the former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, days after he missed out on the ministerial confirmation at the Nigerian Senate.

Ahmad, in a post shared on Twitter via @BashirAhmaad, on Tuesday, August 15, put up a photo of El-Rufai.

The former digital media aide captioned the photo thus; “Chilling in Beirut.” Beirut is the capital and largest city in Lebanon.

El-Rufai travels out of Nigeria

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Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, travelled out of Nigeria immediately after withdrawing his interest in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ministerial appointment.

A credible source told Daily Trust that El-Rufai was off to Europe but would be in Egypt first.

Before his travel, the former governor met with Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja.

SSS’ allegations against El-Rufai led to non-confirmation

The former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, who many thought had a smooth sail, was among just three nominees whose ministerial confirmations were withheld.

The two others the Senate suspended their confirmation were a former senator from Taraba, Sani Danladi, and a nominee from Delta State, Stella Okotete.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a Politics and Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication from Lagos State University, Ojo, and brings over eight years of professional media experience to his role. He has spent his career refining his craft at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria. In 2024, he earned a certification in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached at adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng