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    Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has said that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is still nursing resentment after being left out of Tinubu’s ministerial appointments. El-Rufai was initially nominated for a ministerial role but was eventually dropped after the Senate failed to clear him. Since then, he has become increasingly critical of Tinubu’s government and the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a…

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    Abuja, Nigeria—Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has come under heavy criticism following his Monday night interview, in which he claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu personally rejected his ministerial nomination. This refuted earlier reports that his disqualification was due to security concerns raised by the National Assembly. The New Daily Prime previously reported El-Rufai’s assertion that Tinubu had initially promised him a ministerial role but later changed his mind.…

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