Photo Emerges as Buhari’s Aide Reveals El-Rufai's Location Days After Missing Out on Ministerial Confirmation
- A photo of the former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has emerged days after he missed out on a ministerial confirmation
- A former aide to Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, shared the photo of El-Rufai on his Twitter page on Tuesday, August 15
- Ahmad captioned the Twitter post, “Chilling in Beirut”, which is the capital of Lebanon, in the middle east
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Bashir Ahmad, a former digital media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed the location of the former Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, days after he missed out on the ministerial confirmation at the Nigerian Senate.
Ahmad, in a post shared on Twitter via @BashirAhmaad, on Tuesday, August 15, put up a photo of El-Rufai.
Source: Twitter
Bashir Ahmed reveals El-Rufai's whereabouts
The former digital media aide captioned the photo thus; “Chilling in Beirut.” Beirut is the capital and largest city in Lebanon.
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After reportedly dropping ministerial appointment, El-Rufai travels out of Nigeria
Legit.ng had reported that Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, travelled out of Nigeria immediately after withdrawing his interest in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ministerial appointment.
A credible source told Daily Trust that El-Rufai was off to Europe but would be in Egypt first.
Before his travel, the former governor met with Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja.
New twist as former governor El-Rufai is absent from son's wedding
Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, was conspicuously absent at the wedding ceremony of his eldest son, Bello.
Bello El-Rufai married his second wife, Aisha Habibu Shuaibu, on Saturday, August 13.
How SSS’ allegations against Nasir El-Rufai led to his non-confirmation by Senate, new report reveals
The former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, who many thought had a smooth sail, was among just three nominees whose ministerial confirmations were withheld.
The two others the Senate suspended their confirmation were a former senator from Taraba, Sani Danladi, and a nominee from Delta State, Stella Okotete.
Bola Tinubu to dump El-Rufai finally? APC chieftain speaks
Amid controversy surrounding the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, and his decision to withdraw his interest in an opportunity to be a presidential cabinet member, there are fears that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu might finally dump him.
Reacting to these fears and speculation, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and director-general of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has appealed to President Tinubu not to drop El-Rufai from becoming a minister and a member of his cabinet.
Source: Legit.ng
