Nasir El-Rufai, a former Kaduna State governor, has clarified his position on administration, stating that he does not belong to the class of politicians who pretend.
The former Kaduna governor compared public officeholders to Nollywood actors.
This comes only a few days after the former governor and ruling All Progressives Congress chieftain stated that if he were still in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, his views on the administration would remain intact.
On Friday, one X user, Ira Habib, using the hashtag #irahabib, praised the APC chieftain.
He recalled that after reading a book written by El-Rufai, he concluded that the ex-governor was no pretender and that any politician who includes El-Rufai in his cabinet genuinely wants Nigeria to prosper.
“The day I read El-Rufai’s book titled ‘Accidental Public Servant,’ I concluded that no politician would want #elrufai in their cabinet unless they genuinely intend to develop this country. He doesn’t know how to pretend,” #irahabib tweeted.
Reacting to this, the APC chieftain appreciated the tweet for his commendation.
He also cemented his stance on true governance, tweeting, “Truly, I don’t know how to pretend. Being a Nollywood actor in governance is for some others, not some of us.”
In another tweet, El-Rufai quoted a statement by a former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, which stated a difference between opposition and governance.
“In opposition, it matters what you say. In government, it matters what you do. And saying is a lot easier than doing,” the tweet read.
El-Rufai made the news recently after he bemoaned the lack of internal democracy and active party structures within the party.
“I no longer recognise the APC. No party organ has met in two years—no caucus, no NEC, nothing. You don’t even know if it is a one-man show; it’s a zero-man show,” he stated.
This comment drew a reaction from the presidency, with Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Communications. Daniel Bwala, urging El-Rufai to disembark from his “vengeance mission.”
Bwala bemoaned El-Rufai’s comment as unpatriotic, adding that this act makes him attractive to the opposition.
“They are not borne out of patriotism but need for vengeance. The opposition sees that singular element of vengeance as a veritable tool for your recruitment.
“I still think you don’t need all these melodramatic activities or a vengeance mission. Come back and resolve whatever you think are your grievances like the dignified man that you are,” Bwala tweeted via his X handle on Thursday.
