el-Rufai’s latest meeting with Ningi stirs dust as ex-gov continues parley with opposition
The disquiet generated by the recent meeting between ex-governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru el-Rufai and the NWC of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is yet to settle when the former governor met with another key opposition figure and close ally of the presidential candidate of PDP in 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, Sen Abdul Ningi.
In one of the videos of the visit, someone was heard telling the photographer not to upload the photos and video on the internet, but El-Rufai responded, saying, “Let them upload it; I don’t care.”
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On Friday, pictures of El-Rufai meeting with Senator Abdul Ningi circulated on social media.
Ningi has been in the news since he granted an interview where he said the 2027 budget was padded with N3.7 trillion.
The senate had suspended him for three months over the controversial remark, which he defended.
When he hosted senators on Thursday night, President Bola Tinubu had taken a swipe at Ningi, saying those alleging that the budget was padded do not know the arithmetic of the budget.
Ningi, a key member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), exchanged pleasantries with El-Rufai, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and they had some discussions.
El-Rufai’s move has fueled suspicion about 2027 presidency but Muyiwa Adekeye, his spokesman, said it has nothing to do with politics.
The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was on his way to securing a ministerial appointment in the government of Tinubu but he was dropped in the dying minute.
Although Tinubu nominated him and he was screened by the senate, the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly failed to confirm him, citing a security report.
Subsequently, the former minister went abroad and literarily withdrew from politics temporarily.
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