Nasir el-Rufai
Nasir el-Rufai, the ex-governor of Kaduna, says the visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna state, was not political.
On Friday, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar led a delegation of some politicians to visit Buhari in Kaduna.
Among those who accompanied Atiku on the visit were el-Rufai; Aminu Tambuwal, former governor of Sokoto; Isa Pantami, former minister of communications; Achike Udenwa, former governor of Imo; Gabriel Suswam, former governor of Benue; and Jibrilla Bindow, former governor of Adamawa.
In a post on X, el-Rufai, who recently defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) from the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the visitation was for “unity and brotherhood”.
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“We joined over faithful for Jumaat prayers at the Yahaya Road Mosque and had a sumptuous lunch at the Buhari Residence,” he wrote.
“By the way, our adversaries should not lose any sleep. It is not about politics. It is about unity and brotherhood. And since we are all politically irrelevant, we just prayed and enjoyed lunch with our mentor.”
After his defection from the APC, el-Rufai said he consulted Buhari before resigning his membership of the party.
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He added that he does not take a major decision without first consulting Buhari, adding that the ex-president prayed for him after he shared his defection plan with him.
Meanwhile, Buhari said he remained a committed member of the ruling APC.
In a statement by Garba Shehu, Buhari’s media aide, after el-Rufai’s defection, the former president said he would never turn his back on the ruling party that gave him the platform to become the country’s president.
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