The governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule, has made a key revelation about the ministerial ordeal of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Sule said Nasir El-Rufai, as a ministerial nominee by the Senate was based on reasons cited by the Department of State Services (DSS), but the matter was not discussed within the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF).
The governor emphasized that El-Rufaiâs nomination as a minister was entirely the prerogative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his rejection was a decision made by the National Assembly, a process in which the PGF had no role.
Sule, spoke when he appeared as a guest on Channels Televisionâs Politics Today programme on Wednesday, January 8.
He said:
TimesNow.com.ng reported that in 2023, Tinubu nominated El-Rufai as one of his ministers three months after his inauguration, following his significant role in President Tinubuâs electoral victory.
However, El-Rufai fell out with the movers and shakers in Tinubu’s government and was rejected by the Senate during the ministerial screening process.
The upper legislative chamber cited security reasons from the Department of State Services as one of the reasons for his rejection.
Watch Governor Sule’s full interview below:
Read more about El-Rufai here:
In another development, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the presidency described the allegation that Yoruba people head consequential agencies in Nigeria as “a cheap shot”.
According to one of the presidential spokespersons, Bayo Onanuga, the claim is ridiculous.
Onanuga spoke after El-Rufai weighed in on Professor Farooq Kperogiâs recent criticism of alleged ethnic favouritism in President Tinubu’s appointments.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
