Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has reaffirmed his stance on political integrity, stating that he does not engage in the kind of pretense often associated with some politicians.
El-Rufai made this remark on Saturday while responding to an X user, Engr Ira Habib, who praised his book, ‘The Accidental Public Servant’.
The user noted that after reading the book, he concluded that no politician would want El-Rufai in their cabinet unless they were genuinely committed to national development.
Reacting to the post, El-Rufai appreciated the compliment and emphasised that he has never been one to feign allegiance or play to the gallery in governance.
“Thanks for your kind words, @irahabib. Truly, I don’t know how to pretend. Being a Nollywood actor in governance is for some others, not some of us. Have a nice day. – @elrufai,” he wrote.
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Recently, the 64-year-old has been vocal about his discontent with the current state of the All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the ruling party of abandoning its founding principles.
He said he no longer recognizes the APC because the party organ has not met in two years—no caucus, no NEC, nothing.
According to him, he doesn’t even know if APC is a one-man or zero-man party.
He also condemned the quality of leadership emerging from political parties, attributing it to the selection of unqualified delegates.
El-Rufai’s remarks drew a response from Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Bola Tinubu, who questioned whether the former governor would have expressed the same views if he were part of Tinubu’s cabinet.
In his response, the former governor dismissed the insinuation that his criticisms stemmed from being left out of Tinubu’s government.
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He went on to call out what he described as the “moral flexibility” of some Tinubu loyalists, stressing that his position would have remained unchanged even if he had been part of the administration.
