Bello El-Rufai says he is unhappy over the rift between his father, Nasir El-Rufai, and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State. The junior El-Rufai represents the Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Abuja. His father was the governor of Kaduna for eight years until 2023 but is locked in a bitter conflict … Read more
As the rift between the ex-governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, and his successor, Uba Sani, rages, officials who served under the former governor have declared support for him and praised his stewardship in office. The ex-officials made their stance known in a statement Mr El-Rufai shared on Facebook. “Since June 2024, several of our … Read more
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has denied any wrongdoing while in office and accused the state’s lawmakers of conducting a ‘jaundiced’ probe of his administration. Mr El-Rufai, in a statement by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye, accused the ad-hoc committee that probed him of “merely going through the motions of an inquiry … Read more
The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has said President Bola Tinubu should not be blamed for the National Assembly’s failure to confirm Nasir El-Rufai as a federal minister. Mr Bagudu said President Tinubu has shown “character and promise keeping” by nominating Mr El-Rufai to be a minister in his cabinet but the … Read more
