We Knew He'd Issues In Chicago But Just Decided To Try Him, El-Rufai Hits Tinubu Harder El-Rufai, who recently defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Social Democratic Party, revealed he was never aligned to Atiku politically.
The Round Table discloses that El-Rufai, a former Federal Capital Territory Minister in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, made this known in an interview with BBC.
He revealed he decided to back Obasanjo in his challenge with Atiku because he felt the former president was right.
“I never betrayed Atiku Abubakar because we didn’t meet in politics; we met at work. In work, if I see that he didn’t do well, whoever he is, I will inform him. I informed Buhari, and I even took Buhari to court on the new naira issue. When Obasanjo and Atiku were having issues, those of us working with Obasanjo looked at the issues between them and stated Obasanjo was more right. It was not about north and south; Obasanjo was right. Atiku and I are now together, and if I betrayed him why are we together now,” Elrufai reported.
On the present administration, El-Rufai revealed that President Bola Tinubu has failed to replicate his success when he was Lagos State Governor.
He reported: “What pains me is that the government we encouraged and had confidence in would do well, because we saw what Tinubu did in Lagos despite his disputes. We all know about his issues in Chicago, still we thought if he could replicate his work in Lagos for Nigeria, let’s endorse him. However, he failed.”
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Published 3/15/2025