A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Niger State, Jonathan Vatsa, has criticised former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over his current feedback alleging that President Ahmed Bola Tinubu will change into a life president if re-elected in 2027.
Vatsa described El-Rufai’s feedback, in an interview in Minna, as these of a “wounded lion” who has misplaced political relevance.
He attributed El-Rufai’s remarks to his disappointment at being disregarded of President Tinubu’s cupboard, which he claimed has left him mentally disorganised.
Criticising El-Rufai’s governance in Kaduna State, the APC chieftain said that his tenure noticed elevated ethnic and spiritual divisions.
The previous Commissioner for Data mentioned, “the entire world noticed how El-Rufai unleashed bandits and terrorists in opposition to the southern Kaduna individuals for eight years, blood flowed freely in Kaduna State beneath him because the governor of the state then.”
“Any political celebration that El-Rufai belongs to will lose election in Kaduna State and the nation normally. He misruled the state and the individuals haven’t forgiven him.”
In response to him, El-Rufai’s actions as governor have made him politically irrelevant, even in Kaduna State, the place the APC misplaced the final presidential election beneath his management.
Vatsa added, “I need to advise El-Rufai to retire from politics quietly, as a result of his continued involvement will yield nothing.”
He additionally dismissed considerations about President Tinubu’s potential re-election bid, hinging his argument on an settlement that the South ought to full its eight-year time period earlier than energy returns to the North in 2031.
Vatsa additional emphasised that nationwide unity is extra essential than any egocentric regional pursuits.
