El-Rufai says he’s not good at picking successful presidents, tells Nigerians to decide for themselves
Worn Governor of Kaduna Speak, Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted to what he known as a be aware sage of sad judgement in backing presidential candidates, urging Nigerians now not to rely on his political endorsements earlier than the 2027 elections.
El-Rufai, who once supported both President Muhammadu Buhari and up to the moment President Bola Tinubu, made the feedback all the arrangement in which thru an interview with Come up TV on Monday.
He distanced himself from the Tinubu administration and took duty for helping bring what he now describes as “the worst government in Nigeria’s historical past” to energy.
When requested why Nigerians would possibly per chance additionally objective nonetheless belief his judgement yet again earlier than the 2027 general election after backing Buhari in 2019 and Tinubu in 2023, El-Rufai spoke back, “Don’t belief what I issue. It appears admire I’m now not very appropriate at picking winning presidents, so don’t belief me. If I issue vote for Charles, you’re going to leer at your scenario, leer at your self, and inquire of your self whether or now not the particular person that I’m campaigning for or the particular person that I’m supporting to be president will be better than what you own got now. Human affairs and lifestyles are all about relativity. You wish inquire of your self, will this man enact a bigger job? After we supported Bola Tinubu, we had been below the influence that he would enact better.”
El-Rufai also denied claims that he is upset for now not being appointed a minister in President Tinubu’s government.
He acknowledged Tinubu publicly begged him to affix the cupboard, forcing him to replace his plans and even end his PhD compare, noting that he never formally requested for the station and is mainly relieved it didn’t occur.
The ragged governor acknowledged, “I deem God saved me from the embarrassment of getting to label to be section of this anguish. K, so I’ve never thought twice about it. I never sought to be Minister. I was 20. I was a minister 20 years earlier than. That’s nothing. Tinubu begged me to be a minister, to support in his cabinet. He requested me to replace my private lifestyles plans… I needed to place my PhD on take care of.
“Tinubu begged me publicly; the movies are there to support in his cabinet. He requested me to replace my private lifestyles plans. K? So these which would per chance per chance be asserting it is resulting from he dropped me. How can I be wretched about something that I never sought, which used to be if truth be told an imposition on me? I needed to replace my plans. I needed to place my PhD on take care of. I needed to enact many issues as a result of his request. So it has now not took station. It has now not took station. I’m grateful to God that it has now not took station resulting from I don’t have to label to Nigerians why electricity is this strategy. You perceive, the economy is going this strategy; the extension is going that strategy. And so I don’t have to label that.”
