El Rufai
El-Rufai Denies NASS, Says Tinubu “Changed His Mind” on Ministerial Nomination
Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has refuted claims that he was rejected by the National Assembly as a ministerial nominee. In August 2023, the Senate withheld his confirmation, citing security reports from the State Security Service as the reason. However, during an interview on Arise TV on Monday, El-Rufai clarified that President Bola Tinubu had simply “changed his mind” about his nomination.
El-Rufai explained, “After serving as governor for eight years, I had my own plans. The President publicly asked me to put those plans on hold, and we eventually agreed that he would nominate me as a minister, with certain conditions attached. However, at some point, the President either changed his mind or something else happened.”
He further stated, “Please, don’t believe the story that the National Assembly rejected me. The President didn’t want me in his cabinet; he changed his mind. Whatever the case, frankly, I don’t care.”
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