The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is preparing to fight President Bola Tinubu in at least two courts, Saturday Vanguard can report.


The prospects of the battle are to be staged in the courts of the land where El-Rufai expects to clear his name of the allegation of being a security risk, and also in the court of public opinion where political actors expect him to be a major barricade to the president’s re-election in 2027.


The stage for the coming battle follows what both friends and foes of the former governor assert as his public humiliation by the Tinubu administration of being a security risk unfit for ministerial office.

In a way that has garnered public interest, Mallam as he is fondly referred to by his close associates, has excited the political class with gyrations across the North in the last two weeks.

Besides two public meetings with the Social Democratic Party, SDP chiefs, the former governor has consolidated his identity with the political opposition with a visit to the suspended lawmaker representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Senator Abdul Ningi.

The proclivity towards the opposition follows what friend and foe describe as the public humiliation served on the former governor.

El-Rufai according to multiple sources despite his immense contributions both strategically and financially to the emergence of Tinubu as president had pledged not to serve in the new government.

The former governor had reportedly preferred a sabbatical in academia.

He was, however, courted by the president with a plea to help revive the energy sector. Even before his ministerial announcement, El-Rufai it was gathered had started laying down plans and processes to tackle the sector. His preparation flowed from his years as director-general of the Bureau for Public Enterprises, where he was involved in the energy reform programmes of the Olusegun Obasanjo administration.


However, to the shock of all El-Rufai was dropped during the Senate ministerial screening on the claim that he failed security clearance.

The shock of the failure to get a security clearance numbed several political actors given his strategic role in moving the hands of Northern governors to back Tinubu ahead of the All Progressives Congress, APC convention. Besides, it was gathered that the former governor played key roles in facilitating the election of the president in some Southwest states not controlled by the APC.

A senior government official from one of the Southwest states on the condition of anonymity said:
“He played a key role in funding us in my state and I can tell this because I was personally involved,” the official from one of the Southwest states said.

Besides the significant contribution as attested by the official from the Southwest State, El-Rufai in the twilight of the Muhammadu Buhari administration also shocked many with his decision to, along with others challenge the Federal Government over the naira redesign project of the federal government.

Defending why he opposed the Buhari government on the naira redesign policy, El-Rufai had claimed it was meant to instigate the polity against the APC by those around the former president who failed in their bid to stop Tinubu from getting the presidential ticket.


“They also sought to achieve any one or more of the following objectives: create a nationwide shortage of cash so that citizens are incited to vote against APC candidates across the board resulting in massive losses for the Party in all the elections.”

However, despite his stellar role in helping Tinubu to power, a source close to El-Rufai disclosed that the camp of the former governor believed that it was wrong for him to have been so publicly humiliated and to have been tagged a security risk.

One of the confidants of the former governor told Saturday Vanguard:

“You think Mallam will allow this tag to abide on him? I can assure you that he is going to clear his name in court.
El-Rufai is a man who has many contacts internationally and he is not one to allow his reputation to be smeared by the reason given by the Senate of being a security risk,” the source said in revealing the prospects of court action to enable the former governor to clear his name.

Besides the resort to the court of law, the former governor it was gathered is also mobilising to play a role against Tinubu in the court of public opinion ahead of 2027.


Whether El-Rufai would stand as a candidate or mobilise against the president in 2027 in the same way he did in supporting him in 2023 is, however, a matter that is yet to be determined.

Saturday Vanguard reports that the strategic facilitation provided by El-Rufai to Tinubu came after he had in the past lampooned Tinubu as a godfather. He had at a lecture in May 2019 averred that it was possible to defeat the godfather of Lagos.

A year later at a webinar to commemorate the 63rd birthday of Rauf Aregbesola in May 2020, El-Rufai had said that Tinubu was not his man.

While congratulating Aregbesola, El-Rufai said, “I want to congratulate my brother, Ogbeni (Aregbesola), on his birthday. You know I’m your man any day. I’m not Asiwaju’s man and you are Asiwaju’s man, but I am your man any day. Asiwaju and I have differences but you and I have no differences.”

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/04/el-rufai-prepares-to-fight-tinubu-in-two-courts/amp/

We shall see who win between the two of you

That one concern them.

Its going to be interesting in 2027
But what ever will happen don't allow yourself to be use as pawn in 2027 chess game except if you are directly benefitting from them.

He said it him self that he is a terrorist
How can he clear that and the body bags statement as well the midget should be in jail

limeta:
He said it him self that he is a terrorist
How can he clear that and the body bags statement as well the midget should be in jail

Because he don fall out with tinubu??where were you all this while??

Emergency lovers of Nigeria (since 2015)

When we telling you to caution your soon the way he insult other Nigeria special the igbos you become deaf and dumb.

Now who will vote for you yeruba will not abandon tinubu for you,igbo will not abandon obi for you atiku is coming back,some people don't like you again because of your son insult to them.

Purveyors of fake news are always out to dent mallam 's image, y' all can keep trying.

Tinubu no be Jonathan. Them don play him and he know say dem don play him so let him just respect himself and stay calm.

limeta:
He said it him self that he is a terrorist
How can he clear that and the body bags statement as well the midget should be in jail

So all of a sudden, El Rufai is now a terrorist because he has fallen out with Tinubu. 

He wasn't a terrorist when he mobilized northern APC governors and other APC governors across Nigeria to ensure that Tinubu won the APC presidential primaries.

HenryTimes:
Tinubu no be Jonathan. Them don play him and he know say dem don play him so let him just respect himself and stay calm.

Tinubu is human. Is he infallible?

Stop ascribing to him what he is not.

ozo13:
Its going to be interesting in 2027
But what ever will happen don't allow yourself to be use as pawn in 2027 chess game except if you are directly benefitting from them.

sirjoggy:
We shall see who win between the two of you

Wittyness

This is not a fight with Tinubu...it's just commonsense.

It's extremely important he clears his name that he is not a security risk.

Nigeria's politics is complex and straightforward, if you will play this game, you have to be sure you address some dark areas your future political opponents may want to use against you..... especially, when you are not Tinubu himself...he is the only politician that has effectively overcome anything thrown at him because of his numerous dark areas.

Sensational news

Ofunaofu:


Tinubu is human. He is infallible.

Stop ascribing to him what he is not. 

Tinubu is something else politically, the man is highly political inclined.

Ofunaofu:


Tinubu is human. Is he infallible?

Stop ascribing to him what he is not. 

But Obi is not infallible as he his Mr know it all.

Una go just dey contradict una self all in the name of sounding politically correct

adioolayi:
This is not a fight with Tinubu...it's just commonsense.

It's extremely important he clears his name that he is not a security risk.

Nigeria's politics is complex and straightforward, if you will play this game, you have to be sure you address some dark areas your future political opponents may want to use against you..... especially, when you are not Tinubu himself...he is the only politician that has effectively overcome anything thrown at him because of his numerous dark areas.

I agree with you 100 percent. So that the prospect of Peter Obi/ El-Rufai 2027 as being suggested by the same people, like Penguin2 who call him a bigot will go very smoothly.

They know his antecedents
He tries to take power he doesn’t have
Tinubu’s men set him up

We've not yet survived the one they forced down our throats they are talking about 2027. Anyhow human beings.

helinues:


But Obi is not infallible as he his Mr know it all.

Una go just dey contradict una self all in the name of sounding politically correct

and you had to mention Peter Obi to make the thread an Obi fight? The topic is about Elrufai and Tinubu's government. Leave Peter Obi from your running tap mouth

Beremx:
and you had to mention Peter Obi to make the thread an Obi fight? The topic is about Elrufai and Tinubu's government. Leave Peter Obi from your running tap mouth

Hypocrisy stinks.

So you didn't see the guy that first mentioned president Tinubu on this thread.

Bikonu , make una stop the deliberate mischievousness

helinues:


Hypocrisy stinks.

So you didn't see the guy that first mentioned president Tinubu on this thread.

Bikonu , make una stop the deliberate mischievousness

Tinubu is being mentioned in the topic several times. Where was Obi mentioned? Helinues, kwara onwe gi ugwu!

Beremx:
Tinubu is being mentioned in the topic several times. Where was Obi mentioned? Helinues, kwara onwe gi ugwu!

But Obi is not infallible as he his Mr know it all.

Una go just dey contradict una self all in the name of sounding politically correct

Stop coming to the kitchen if you can't stand the heat

helinues:


But Obi is not infallible as he his Mr know it all.

Una go just dey contradict una self all in the name of sounding politically correct

Wetin concern Peter Obi with this thread

I have told you several times to stop making senseless comments on Nairaland.

Ofunaofu:


Wetin concern Peter Obi with this thread

I have told you several times to stop making senseless comments on Nairaland. 

Ofunaofu:


Tinubu is human. Is he infallible?

Stop ascribing to him what he is not. 

Why are you guys so deliberately mischievous like this.

Sebi Peter Obi is not infallible? ( Is that the trigger)?

Una wan to dey throw shades at others but expect chocolates in return, that's pure kidney

When would you guys change your character from one way thing. One way love, one way hatred?

Imagine the way you shot your set with the jargons you wrote above...

Lol el rufai need to be very careful I'm your brother if you do anyhow you will not see sun or moon till 2028.

That is their damn business.😂

helinues:




Why are you guys so deliberately mischievous like this.

Sebi Peter Obi is not infallible? ( Is that the trigger)?

Una wan to dey throw shades at others but expect chocolates in return, that's pure kidney

When would you guys change your character from one way thing. One way love, one way hatred?

Imagine the way you shot your set with the jargons you wrote above...

Tinubu is the president and will be talked about. His actions and inactions impact negatively or positively on the lives of over 220 million Nigerians.

Peter Obi is a private citizen going about his private life. He currently holds no political office. 

Do you see why we must talk about Tinubu?

Get that into your subconscious mind and stop constituting nuisance.

Most people that worked for emilikon are daft, they don't even know whom they supported.
Tinubu doesn't forgive and he is good in using and dumping especially if you are a threat in the future. From rufai to the agbaero olumu, those his foot soldiers,fashola, the ekiti former governor.

Tinubu is bigger than the midget,he should just chop his breakfast jejely

Ofunaofu:



Tinubu is the president and will be talked about. His actions and inactions impact negatively or positively on the lives of over 220 million Nigerians.

Peter Obi is a private citizen going about his private life. He currently holds no political office. 

Do you see why we must talk about Tinubu?

Get that into your subconscious mind and stop constituting nuisance. 

Private citizen that is full of hypocrisy by condemning things he mastered.

Both Obi and his supporters should carry their mischievousness elsewhere.

So asking if Obi is not infallible could cause this running amok.. Hahahaha

Ordinary less than 5% of the foods you have been serving others, have some taste, na mouth foaming we dey read.

Tits for tat this time. Send me flowers I send you chocolates, send me insults and receive dirty slaps in return..

So as matter dey now

Tinubu should use all state power to destroy that Kaduna midget. We are better off with one less terrorist