The former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has come under heavy criticism for recently calling out President Bola Tinubu administration.
TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) reports that El-Rufai while reacting to an article titled “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC,” written by columnist Farooq Kperogi criticised Tinubu for favoring Yoruba in federal appointments saying “DECEMBER MESSAGE: Two wrongs do not make a right. Sensible inclusion always trumps arrogant exclusion.”
In the article, Kperogi accused the Tinubu-led administration of recruiting his tribesmen into the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) as the northerners did during President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
The former governor’s reaction elicited backlash from netizens who called out his hypocrisy.
Former Nigerian lawmaker, Shehu Sani said the El-Rufai had no right to criticise Tinubu. According to the Civil rights activist and politician Kaduna was an apartheid state under El-Rufai.
He wrote on X, “There were people who were silent when Buhari was fielding political offices with his kinsmen and have now found their voice to speak out when the equation doesn’t favour them. Let’s not make reference to the nepotism that marginalised Southern Kaduna for eight years. Kaduna was an apartheid state for eight years.”
Omokri, in a series of posts on social media, berated El-Rufai over the remark about Tinubu.
He wrote, “Just imagine, Nasir El-Rufai, a man who publicly admitted to using government money to pay killer herdsmen, is today complaining that the Tinubu administration is using government money to build a railway in Lagos.Maybe he would have preferred if the money was used to pay Boko Haram.”
Obiasogu David wrote: “Why didn’t El-Rufai call Buhari incompetent? Why didnt El-Rufai cry foul when Buhari favoured northerners in appointment? Where was he when Buhari borrowed 2 billion to build a railway to Niger. Since El Rufai pardoned Buhari’s failure, he should accept Tinubu’s diseaster.”
Steven Kefas wrote; “As governor in Kaduna you violated these 10 principles of politics and leadership. You were so unjust to the people of Southern Kaduna and the Shiites. You supervised and gloted over the massacre of both groups. You marginalized both groups , got their membber thrown into prison. You were a wicked leader, Even King Pharaoh would bow for your wickedness.”
Daniel Omokhojie wrote: Prior to Buhari’s administration, nepotism was concealed; Buhari made it an open affair, with middle finger to anyone who was concerned. At that time, you were an ally. Its too late to find your voices now. Let nepotism be the standard until we sink as a nation