“Religious War Is Over”: El-Rufai’s Son Mocks Obi After Supreme Court Upholds Tinubu’s Election

“Religious War Is Over”: El-Rufai’s Son Mocks Obi After Supreme Court Upholds Tinubu’s Election

  • Bashir El-Rufai has reacted to the Supreme Court's judgment which upheld Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 presidential election
  • In a post shared on his social media page, the APC chieftain mocked Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi
  • The son of the former governor of Kaduna state affirms that the religious war is over as he taunts Obi over his "yes daddy" controversial call with Bishop David of Winners Chapel
  • Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over 2 years of experience covering political parties and movements

FCT, Abuja - Bashir El-Rufai has lampooned Peter Obi, the Labour Party flagbearer in the 2023 presidential poll, after the Supreme Court upheld the election victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, October 26.

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Bashir El-Rufai, Peter Obi, Bola Tinubu, Supreme Court
El-Rufai’s son tackles Obi after he lost out at the Supreme Court. Photo credit: Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mr. Peter Obi
Source: Twitter

The son of the former governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, took to his page to tackle the Obi over his controversial "yes Daddy call" with Bishop David Oyedepo of the Winners Chapel.

Reacting immediately after the Supreme Court dismissed Obi's petition and affirmed Tinubu as the duly elected president of Nigeria, Bashir in a post sighted by Legit.ng on his X page (formerly Twitter) said "the war is over".

The tweet which has gone viral reads thus:

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"Religious war is over !!!!

Nigerians react as El-Rufai's son taunts Obi after Supreme Court's verdict

Nigerians however took to the comment section of the X page and reacted to Bashir El-Rufai's comment on Obi's loss at the apex court.

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@Danimoe6 tweeted:

"Even people that were embarrassed and denied ordinary ministerial position are still tweeting."

@sir_nwosu_u tweeted:

"APC internal war ready to commence."

@YouthspireNG tweeted:

"Your father's right?

@teejaybaba tweeted:

"Officially over."

@MatthewOnajite tweeted:

"It is not. Peter Obi will view for the Presidency of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). He will win, and you APC lots will be disgraced."

@Chiefudo tweeted:

"Yes that's true, religious war is over indeed."

"Peter Obi will never be Nigeria's President": Reno Omokri says

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that political critic and public affairs commentator, Reno Omokri has reacted to the judgment of the Supreme Court affirming the victory of President Tinubu.

Omokri said Peter Obi can never become Nigeria’s president.

He stated this immediately after the apex court gave its final verdict on the 2023 presidential election.

Oyedepo breaks silence after alleged discussion with Obi

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Oyedepo debunked the claim of having a conversation with Peter Obi, over canvassing votes from Kwara state ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

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Oyedepo, while speaking in his church on Sunday, April 2, said he has never campaigned for any politician in any election across the country.

In the leaked conversation, Peter Obi was allegedly soliciting the support of Oyedepo to help get votes from Christians in the SouthWest region of the country and Kwara state, the cleric's home state.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.