The All Progressives Congress (APC) has criticised the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, for attacking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu.
The national vice chairman of the APC (South East), Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu, described El-Rufaiâs criticism of Tinubu and the NSA during a Monday night interview on Arise TV, as pathetic.
TimesNow.com.ng reported that El-Rufai granted an interview on Monday, February 24.
The former Kaduna governor supports some of Tinubuâs reforms but argued that their implementation and sequencing are flawed, affecting economic stability.
Nasir El-Rufai also explained why he fell out with NSA Nuhu Ribadu and Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state.
The former governor explained that Governor Sani was supporting Ribadu against him to actualise the NSA’s presidential ambition in the 2031 election.
In his interview, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) hinted at leaving the ruling APC, adding that the party had already abandoned him.
In a swift reaction to the development, Arodiogbu described the ex-governor as a grudging man whose selfish expectations were not met by Tinubu’s administration.
Arodiogbu downplayed any possible impact of El-Rufai’s departure from the ruling APC.
He stated thus:
Speaking further, the APC vice chairman said the former governor wouldnât pose any form of threat to the party, adding that the APC was unbothered about losing El-Rufai to the opposition camp.
Speaking further, the APC chief said El-Rufai was pained because he was losing his loyalists to the APC, The Punch reported.
See the video of the interview here:
El-Rufai accuses Tinubu of appointing his âboysâ
In a related development, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Nasir El-Rufai tackled President Bola Tinubu over his appointments.
El-Rufai accused President Tinubu of appointing his boys from Lagos state into political offices since assuming office.
He said there is still time for President Tinubu to correct it, but there is palpable anger in the north.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
