BREAKING: El-Rufai: I Am Not Mobilising Against Tinubu, I’m Scared For The Future of Nigeria
Former Governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai has clarified that his concerns revolved around the prevailing security issues and the general condition of the country, stressing that his struggle is not aimed at mobilising against the current administration.
El-Rufai made the declaration in a press conference in Kano on Monday, that his position is not about being against the government, but about standing up against any individual or action that poses a threat to Nigeria’s interests.
The former Governor who had recently joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) said “Yes. I am not mobilising against the present administration. This is not about the present administration or power.”
“It is about Nigeria’s economic and social conditions. Are you happy with the current situation? If you are not, let’s work together to find solutions. But if you are happy, it is okay.”
“Go ahead and do ‘Emi lo kan’ which means it’s my turn. Look, this very trivialisation is a very serious threat to the existence of Nigeria.”
He added “I am 65 years old. I am as old as Nigeria. I have never felt scared about the situation of Nigeria and the future of Nigeria.”
“This is the issue. Why now? I was a founder of APC. When I felt Buhari was going in the wrong direction, did I not write to him? Why didn’t you ask why then? I was in the government.”
“I was a governor. I wrote to him and said things are not going well. The letter was made public. It was a private letter. I wrote the letter in September 2016. It was leaked in March 2017.
El-Rufai, who was in Kano to mobilise for his newly found political party maintained that “It is not about one is against the government of Nigeria, I am against anybody if Nigeria’s interest is threatened. Even if that person is my father, I will take him out because Nigeria is more important than that relationship” he said.
I went to university and got educated. I can face anyone anywhere in the world with confidence because of what Nigeria did for me. I want that opportunity for every young Nigerian.
“It doesn’t exist now. This is what some of us are fighting for. If you say it is because of this or that, I can say thank you” the former Governor said.
