Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has launched a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing it as the “worst and most corrupt” government in Nigeria’s history.
Speaking in Katsina on Monday night during an interview with journalists, el-Rufai did not mince words, branding the current federal administration as the most deceitful and intolerant since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999.
“This is the worst federal government in Nigerian history and all the indices have shown it,” el-Rufai stated.
“This is the most corrupt and most intolerant government in Nigeria. This is the most lying government that depends on false propaganda.”
El-Rufai accused the federal government of misleading the public about the country’s security situation, citing known terrorists who are still operating freely despite official claims of progress.
“They lied that security has improved in Nigeria. They read out numbers of bandits killed except the ones we know are the leading bandits,” he said.
“In Kaduna, Dogo Gide is still around, Mallam Abba, the Boko Haram terrorist, is still alive. Bello Turji is still around but every day, they announce names of people that are bandits’ leaders that they have killed and security has improved.”
He further criticized the government for failing to address the root causes of insecurity, especially in the northern states.
“How many local governments are under the occupation of bandits in Katsina state? How many are occupied by bandits in Zamfara state and some parts of Sokoto state?”
“And because you are in government you think that nothing would happen?”
El-Rufai also expressed confidence that the Social Democratic Party (SDP) will unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election.
His comments came during a visit to Katsina to condole with Governor Dikko Radda over the death of his mother.
Just days earlier, el-Rufai joined former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other notable political figures—Aminu Tambuwal, Isa Pantami, Achike Udenwa, Gabriel Suswam, and Jibrilla Bindow—on a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), el-Rufai described the visit as one of “unity and brotherhood.”
