Bashir El-Rufai, son of former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed reports that his father’s criticism of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu was due to his failure to secure a ministerial appointment.
The issue began after a 𝕏 user asked if El-Rufai would still be at loggerheads with the APC if he was appointed into Tinubu’s cabinet.
“Let’s be honest here please. If Mallam Elrufai has gotten the ministerial position he will continue to fight APC, do you think so? asked user @ie_mooh .
Bashir responded that even if his father had become a minister, he would not have lasted long in office. “He said the former governor would have gotten tired of the way things were being done and would have likely resigned.
He also took a swipe at the current federal cabinet, which he described as a cartel and it would have been difficult for his father to operate comfortably within it.
“Perhaps, perhaps not. I am sure of one thing, he would have resigned immediately especially after realizing that he is a minister in a cabinet that is effectively a Cartel “Chief importer” he answered.
