Amid Plot to Defeat Tinubu, El-Rufai Mentions Govt 'Worse Than Any Nigerian Military Regime'
- ADC coalition leaders Atiku Abubakar and Nasir El-Rufai meet again amid the plot to democratically sack President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
- Outspoken El-Rufai drew a controversial comparison between Nigeria’s current political trajectory and that of Cameroon under long-serving President Paul Biy
- El-Rufai characterised the current APC administration as exceeding the repression of past military regimes
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FCT, Abuja - Ahead of the 2027 election, Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has declared that the Bola Tinubu administration is worse than any military regime Nigeria has ever had.
As reported by Daily Trust, El-Rufai spoke on Saturday, September 20, when he hosted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Source: Twitter
Guardian also noted El-Rufai's remarks.
Atiku had said the visit was necessary after thugs allegedly attacked El-Rufai and other individuals at the African Democratic Congress (ADC) inauguration in Kaduna state recently.
The presidential hopeful blamed the attack on "APC-sponsored thugs", reiterating that "the activities of the Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration poses the greatest risk to our democracy since the return of democratic governance."
'Nigerians facing evil' - El-Rufai
Speaking during the meeting, El-Rufai said:
“We are facing an evil of such a large proportion in the history of this country that if we don’t come together and end this Tinubu administration by 2027, Tinubu will try to be our Paul Biya. All the signs are there, this is how Paul Biya started.”
Source: Twitter
He added:
“You (Atiku Abubakar) are our leader, you have done this fight before, you have fought the military, you have experience in democratic governance. And when you and Obasanjo were in charge of this country, no one was being harassed because he had a different political feel, never, not once. Even President Muhamamdu Buhari, with his military background, never did that, and here we are facing full-fledged civilians but they are worse than any military regime we’ve ever had."
Legit.ng recalls that El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling APC threw his weight behind Tinubu in the run-up to the 2023 presidential election, mobilising support for him, especially in the north. However, after the victory, El-Rufai’s hopes of serving in Tinubu’s cabinet were dashed as his ministerial nomination was blocked, a development perceived by the former Kaduna governor and his supporters as betrayal.
Since then, El-Rufai’s public commentary against the President has begun to harden, as he has ramped up his criticism of Tinubu’s style of governance and the short-term results of his economic reforms.
The video can be watched in full below:
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El-Rufai cautions Obi, Amaechi
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that ahead of the 2027 elections, El-Rufai said presidential hopefuls Peter Obi and Rotimi Amaechi should stop making one-term promises.
According to the former governor of Kaduna state, no one believed the duo's one-term pledge.
Source: Legit.ng
