Minister: Tinubu Rejected Me Not NASS – El-Rufai
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has disclosed that the National Assembly did not reject him as a ministerial nominee.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that El-Rufai’s confirmation as a Minister was in August 2023, withheld by the Senate citing security reports from the State Security Service for the action.
But speaking on Monday during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said President Bola Tinubu simply “changed his mind on the nomination.”
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“After serving for eight years as governor of Kaduna State, I had my plans. The President publicly appealed to me to put my plans on hold, and after some time, we finally agreed that he would nominate me as a minister, and there were certain conditions I attached to that. I think along the line, either the president changed his mind or something else.
“Please, don’t believe the story that the National Assembly rejected me. The President didn’t want me in his cabinet, he changed his mind. Whatever it is, frankly, I don’t care,” he said.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
