El-Rufai Fires Direct Shot at Tinubu, Mentions Who Actually Rejected His Ministerial Nomination
- The former Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai has claimed that his ministerial nomination was not rejected by the National Assembly but by President Bola Tinubu
- Legit.ng recall that the Senate rejected the confirmation of the former governor as a ministerial nominee over a security report from the DSS
- However, El-Rufai questioned why the DSS report was not in the public domain and insisted that President Tinubu withdrew his nomination
FCT, Abuja - Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, has claimed that he was not rejected by the National Assembly when President Bola Tinubu nominated him as a minister.
The former governor in an interview on Arise TV, claimed that he was rather rejected by President Tinubu, who earlier nominated him and then changed his mind.
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Why El-Rufai's ministerial nomination was rejected
Legit.ng recall that the Senate rejected the confirmation of the former governor as a ministerial nominee over a security report from the Department of State Service (DSS).
While speaking on AriseTV on Monday, February 24, El-Rufai claimed that President Tinubu "changed his mind on the nomination." and that he was not rejected by the national assembly.
El-Rufai explained that he was a governor of Kaduna state for eight years and that he had his plan after leaving the office. He noted that the president publicly appealed to him to put his plan on hold and he finally agreed after two months of negotiation.
The agreement was that he would be nominated as a minister and there were certain conditions attached to it. He then noted, "I think along the line, either the president changed his mind or something else."
El-Rufai sent message to Nigerians on ministerial nomination
The former governor then urged Nigerians to dismiss the notion that the National Assembly rejected his ministerial nomination and that the National Assembly had nothing to do with his rejection. He stressed that Tinubu did not want him in his cabinet and that the president changed his mind after his name got to the National Assembly.
When asked to speak on the security threat that was cited by the National Assembly for his rejection, the former governor asked why the DSS report was not in the public domain to justify such a claim and insisted that the claim about the secret police report was false.
El-Rufai stated that he had moved on and that he had not commented on the issue or the current government but noted that it was within his right as a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to question why the party was not functioning.
See the video of his interview here:
Presidency speaks on El-Rufai's outburst
Legit.ng earlier reported that President Bola Tinubu's media aide Daniel Bwala has described the recent political activities of the former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as mere complaints.
The presidential aide noted that the former governor is still a member of the APC and his activities should not be considered a political move.
El-Rufai recently made headlines after alleging that President Tinubu has deviated from the promises APC made to Nigerians.
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