New Twist as Former Governor El-Rufai Absents At Son's Wedding

New Twist as Former Governor El-Rufai Absents At Son's Wedding

  • Bello El-Rufai, the son of the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has gotten married to his second wife, Aisha Habibu Shuaibu
  • His father, Nasir El-Rufai, was conspicuously absent from the wedding of the House of Representatives member
  • Recall that El-Rufai was reported to have jetted out of the country while waiting for his confirmation as minister under the administration of President Bola Tinubu

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Kaduna, Kaduna - Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, was conspicuously absent at the wedding ceremony of his eldest son, Bello.

According to The Nation, Bello El-Rufai got married to his second wife, Aisha Habibu Shuaibu, on Saturday, August 13.

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El-Rufai absent from son's wedding Photo Credit: Nasir El-Rufai
Source: UGC

El-Rufai travels out of Nigeria

Recall that the former governor was said to have jetted out of Nigeria while waiting for the Senate clearance for his ministerial nomination.

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Last week, the Red Chamber confirmed the appointment of 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu.

However, the three nominees whose confirmation was suspended by the Senate included El-Rufai, Stella Okotete from Delta and Danladi Abubakar from Taraba State.

On Tuesday, August 8, the former governor reportedly met with President Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja before he flew abroad.

Where El-Rufai travels to after meeting with President Tinubu

Sources within the presidency disclosed that the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would be in Europe but would first stop in Egypt.

There has been knocks and condemnation over the failure of the Senate to confirm the ministerial nomination of El-Rufai.

However, his son, Bello is the chairman of the House of Representatives committee on banking regulations. He had a second and private Nikkah with the daughter of the former military administrator for Plateau and Niger State, Habibu Shuaibu, in Abuja.

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Tension erupts as El-Rufai reportedly withdraws interest in Tinubu's administration

Bello El-Rufai was elected in the February 25 presidential and national assembly election.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng