WorldStage– Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has come under the attack of the Northern Nigeria Minorities Group (NNMG) for claiming that President Bola Tinubu intends to extend his tenure beyond the constitutionally guaranteed eight years.
The group condemned the El-rufai’s claim in a statement issued on Wednesday by its convener, Chief Jacob Edi and derided him as turning himself into a political content creator.
It asserted that past profile inclinations of El-Rufai affirmed that he has turned into a political content creator with his insinuations and alleged fabrications.
“It is our well-considered view that the former governor, (El-Rufai) now effectively one of Nigeria’s political content creators, is talking simply out of malice, pure bitterness, recklessness, frustration, and an affront to democracy,” NNMG stated.
The group stated further: “A critical analysis of the former governor’s political trajectory shows a man who once held high office, but who has now reduced himself to chasing headlines and cheap publicity through reckless outbursts. Instead of the words of a statesman, Nigerians are now treated to the antics of a bitter politician desperate to remain relevant.”
“We ask a simple question: if El-Rufai had been appointed into President Tinubu’s ministerial team, would he still be making these wild allegations? Everyone knows the answer. His rant is nothing more than sour grapes from a man who feels sidelined and irrelevant.”
The group noted that from his days in government to his endless political scheming, El-Rufai has shown himself addicted to betrayal and blackmail.
“He thrives on heating up the polity with lies when his personal ambitions are not served. What Nigerians now see is not leadership but a content creator’s craving for attention at the expense of national stability,” it added.
According to NNMG, Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution is crystal clear on the tenure of a President and no amount of El-Rufai’s propaganda, blackmail, or theatrics can alter that reality.
It described the claim of the former Kaduna governor as attempt to drag the country into needless fear-mongering, which it says is both treacherous and dangerous.
“At a time when Nigeria needs unity, focus, and healing, El-Rufai has once again positioned himself as a destabilizing agent. His words are not those of a statesman but of a frustrated man who now operates more like a social media influencer than a leader,” NNMG stated.
The group, in the statement, resolves: “That Nasir El-Rufai should retract his lies and tender an apology to Nigerians for deliberately trying to poison the political atmosphere.
“That Nigerians must treat his words with contempt, recognizing them as nothing more than the wailings of a rejected politician turned content creator.
“That security agencies should place individuals like El-Rufai under strict watch, as their reckless statements are capable of sparking unnecessary tension.
“The minorities of Northern Nigeria will resist any attempt — whether by tenure elongation or by bitter politicians sowing confusion — to derail our democracy. Nigeria’s future is too important to be held hostage by one man’s bitterness, desperation for attention, or a conspiracy of political profiteers.”
The assertion by the Northen group that El-Rufai has turned into a political content creator is the latest development in the struggle for validity in the electoral space.
