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“I want to use this opportunity to invite Rufai Oseni and Reuben Abati of Arise TV to Edo State. I will show them all the work we have done, and once they see it, they will definitely support President Tinubu in 2027, and even start campaigning for him. Even if all 33 APC governors are sleeping, how will the opposition win in 2027?” -Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo.
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“I want to use this opportunity to invite Rufai Oseni and Reuben Abati of Arise TV to Edo State. I will show them all the work we have done, and once they see it, they will definitely support President Tinubu in 2027, and even start campaigning for him. Even if all 33 APC governors are sleeping, how will the opposition win in 2027?” -Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo.

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The BORN by MISTAKE went to Abia State on the BILL of Governor Alex Otti. Governor Alex Otti clearly told him there were questions he won't answer and the BORN by MISTAKE didn't do his usual shouting - YOU HAVE TO ANSWER MY QUESTION. He didn't also say I PUT IT TO YOU and no EMPIRICAL FACTS. Look at the tone of the interview. Look at the way he was so sober while asking questions. The Governor told him to LISTEN, and BORN by MISTAKE just Melembe. Na wetin money do am be that 😂😂😂😂
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The BORN by MISTAKE went to Abia State on the BILL of Governor Alex Otti. Governor Alex Otti clearly told him there were questions he won't answer and the BORN by MISTAKE didn't do his usual shouting - YOU HAVE TO ANSWER MY QUESTION. He didn't also say I PUT IT TO YOU and no EMPIRICAL FACTS. Look at the tone of the interview. Look at the way he was so sober while asking questions. The Governor told him to LISTEN, and BORN by MISTAKE just Melembe. Na wetin money do am be that 😂😂😂😂

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315,856 views • 1 month ago

Abati is trending because this morning Reuben Abati and Rufai Oseni clashed on Arise TV, Ojy Okpe, the producer, Ayo, and the director, had to get involved for the show to continue. Rufai described Wike’s PDP Presidential candidate as a “Gbewundani”. Meaning “hold my shirt and follow me”. (A Yoruba slur). Rufai thought it is an insult to both Sandy Onor, Pres. Tinubu and Nigerians. As Nyesom Wike only said he’s supporting both Sandy and Tinubu, which Rufai found ridiculous, because Wike a party national leader can’t be openly supporting another party’s candidate, as it ridicules his own party candidate. Abati subtly tried to shut him up, warning that he’s defaming Wike and Sandy, which could result to a lawsuit for Arise TV. Rufai fired back accusing Abati of always only bringing up lawsuits whenever he disagrees with his views. The exchange became so heated that Ojy, Producer, Director all had to intervene to get them to stop and Ayo advised them to take it off camera for the show to continue. After both parties emptied their barrels, Ojy proceeded with What’s Trending. Nigerians are saying, Reuben Abati is a closet supporter of the government, while others argued that Rufai went too far, as Abati was only trying to protect him and their employer. Reuben Abati actually was once PDP’s Deputy Governor candidate for Ogun state in 2019. After he served as President Goodluck Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media from 2011 to 2015, before leaving politics and returning to his first love. Lock-in your polling units on for live independent citizens collation of the next election results. Snap signed results from your PU, upload, it automatically aggregates! || Citizen Monitors 🗳️ a citizen’s solution to glitchy IREV.
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Abati is trending because this morning Reuben Abati and Rufai Oseni clashed on Arise TV, Ojy Okpe, the producer, Ayo, and the director, had to get involved for the show to continue. Rufai described Wike’s PDP Presidential candidate as a “Gbewundani”. Meaning “hold my shirt and follow me”. (A Yoruba slur). Rufai thought it is an insult to both Sandy Onor, Pres. Tinubu and Nigerians. As Nyesom Wike only said he’s supporting both Sandy and Tinubu, which Rufai found ridiculous, because Wike a party national leader can’t be openly supporting another party’s candidate, as it ridicules his own party candidate. Abati subtly tried to shut him up, warning that he’s defaming Wike and Sandy, which could result to a lawsuit for Arise TV. Rufai fired back accusing Abati of always only bringing up lawsuits whenever he disagrees with his views. The exchange became so heated that Ojy, Producer, Director all had to intervene to get them to stop and Ayo advised them to take it off camera for the show to continue. After both parties emptied their barrels, Ojy proceeded with What’s Trending. Nigerians are saying, Reuben Abati is a closet supporter of the government, while others argued that Rufai went too far, as Abati was only trying to protect him and their employer. Reuben Abati actually was once PDP’s Deputy Governor candidate for Ogun state in 2019. After he served as President Goodluck Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media from 2011 to 2015, before leaving politics and returning to his first love. Lock-in your polling units on for live independent citizens collation of the next election results. Snap signed results from your PU, upload, it automatically aggregates! || Citizen Monitors 🗳️ a citizen’s solution to glitchy IREV.

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Dear Nigerians, Pa Reuben Abati Is A Dangerous Ethnic/Religious Bigot🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 I watched with horror today as Reuben Abati of ARISE NEWS elevated primitive bigotry to a level never seen in the history of Tv in Nigeria In apparent reference and insults to Northerners Pa Reuben Abati claimed this is a country 👇 “Where a boy from Anambra will score over 300 in JAMB examination and will not get admission but someone who score 100 from Kebbi State will enter university and before you know it he will become a permanent secretary or a Supreme Court judge” I am challenging Pa Reuben Abati to present his evidence to support his dangerous claims This was all in an attempt to defend the extremely one sided and nepotistic appointment made by Bola Ahmed Tinubu since he became president of Nigeria I am surprised that nbcgovng has not suspended Pa Reuben Abati from appearing on any Tv/Radio for this unbecoming, highly toxic and irritating ethnic/religious bigotry that has become a regular part of the ARISE NEWS #MorningShow These kind of rhetorics has sparked serious ethnic/religious conflicts that led to genocide in some parts of Africa, Rwanda is a clear example Vimbai Mutinhiri - Ekpenyong oseni rufai Adefemi Akinsanya Please watch 👇
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Dear Nigerians, Pa Reuben Abati Is A Dangerous Ethnic/Religious Bigot🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 I watched with horror today as Reuben Abati of ARISE NEWS elevated primitive bigotry to a level never seen in the history of Tv in Nigeria In apparent reference and insults to Northerners Pa Reuben Abati claimed this is a country 👇 “Where a boy from Anambra will score over 300 in JAMB examination and will not get admission but someone who score 100 from Kebbi State will enter university and before you know it he will become a permanent secretary or a Supreme Court judge” I am challenging Pa Reuben Abati to present his evidence to support his dangerous claims This was all in an attempt to defend the extremely one sided and nepotistic appointment made by Bola Ahmed Tinubu since he became president of Nigeria I am surprised that nbcgovng has not suspended Pa Reuben Abati from appearing on any Tv/Radio for this unbecoming, highly toxic and irritating ethnic/religious bigotry that has become a regular part of the ARISE NEWS #MorningShow These kind of rhetorics has sparked serious ethnic/religious conflicts that led to genocide in some parts of Africa, Rwanda is a clear example Vimbai Mutinhiri - Ekpenyong oseni rufai Adefemi Akinsanya Please watch 👇

Arewa Daddy

184,422 views • 1 year ago

“I like the fact that, sitting next to him, he has settled into the job. He is not all the things we used to say during the campaign period; he knows what he is doing. He spoke with a lot of confidence. In fact, I was shocked that they didn't even prepare him.” - Reuben Abati praises President Tinubu for his Presidential Media Chat and encourages him to engage in more of these media chat.
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“I like the fact that, sitting next to him, he has settled into the job. He is not all the things we used to say during the campaign period; he knows what he is doing. He spoke with a lot of confidence. In fact, I was shocked that they didn't even prepare him.” - Reuben Abati praises President Tinubu for his Presidential Media Chat and encourages him to engage in more of these media chat.

Imran Muhammad

119,812 views • 1 year ago

This was during his tenure as Governor of Kaduna State when his convoy ran into a siege laid by bandits on Abuja - Kaduna road. Commuters were stranded and vehicles parked. Fear reigned supreme. Governor Nasir El-Rufai did not order his convoy to blow the siren and speed pass. No. He stopped his convoy, alighted from his vehicle and alongside his security team went on foot towards the source of the danger, even as the stranded and fear stricken onlookers were shouting at him to ''come back Mallam"! "come back Mallam"! He continued. This is not an AI generated video neither was the video shot by his media aides or 2k data boys. This is the same Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai who some idiots say is a bandit sponsor. This is the same El-Rufai who they say paid bandits as Governor and some clowns believe. This is the same El-Rufai who they killed Southern Kaduna people and persecuted and killed Christians. This is the same El-Rufai that some losers love to hate. I have since come to verifiably realise and to conclude that the only people who hate Nasir El-Rufai are ethnic and/or religious bigots, betrayal, bush and urban bandits and their sponsors. All those suffering from El-Rufai Derangement Syndrome (EDS) should tell us who their own fathers and Governors were/are and what they did and are doing during their own time. #GlovesOff
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This was during his tenure as Governor of Kaduna State when his convoy ran into a siege laid by bandits on Abuja - Kaduna road. Commuters were stranded and vehicles parked. Fear reigned supreme. Governor Nasir El-Rufai did not order his convoy to blow the siren and speed pass. No. He stopped his convoy, alighted from his vehicle and alongside his security team went on foot towards the source of the danger, even as the stranded and fear stricken onlookers were shouting at him to ''come back Mallam"! "come back Mallam"! He continued. This is not an AI generated video neither was the video shot by his media aides or 2k data boys. This is the same Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai who some idiots say is a bandit sponsor. This is the same El-Rufai who they say paid bandits as Governor and some clowns believe. This is the same El-Rufai who they killed Southern Kaduna people and persecuted and killed Christians. This is the same El-Rufai that some losers love to hate. I have since come to verifiably realise and to conclude that the only people who hate Nasir El-Rufai are ethnic and/or religious bigots, betrayal, bush and urban bandits and their sponsors. All those suffering from El-Rufai Derangement Syndrome (EDS) should tell us who their own fathers and Governors were/are and what they did and are doing during their own time. #GlovesOff

uche diala

134,805 views • 4 months ago

Lessons from Nigerian Politics This video features 2 big politicians who were together in PDP. One was the host governor to the Goodluck Jonathan presidential campaign train and the other, deputy director general of the campaign organisation. After 11 years, the host governor who said the APC only knows how to build prisons and does not value education is became a minister under the same government he campaigned against and is now the Senate President under the same “koboko” government. The Deputy Campaign DG on the other hand has continued to be a leading opposition voice. He rightly predicted that Nigeria will stop working when APC grabs power. The irony however, is that the governor he was referencing that couldn’t complete a stadium is now in the same party with him and Infact a co-aspirant for the ADC ticket. I will never make enemies because of Nigerian Politicians. My enemies will be on my own terms and they will deserve it.
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Lessons from Nigerian Politics This video features 2 big politicians who were together in PDP. One was the host governor to the Goodluck Jonathan presidential campaign train and the other, deputy director general of the campaign organisation. After 11 years, the host governor who said the APC only knows how to build prisons and does not value education is became a minister under the same government he campaigned against and is now the Senate President under the same “koboko” government. The Deputy Campaign DG on the other hand has continued to be a leading opposition voice. He rightly predicted that Nigeria will stop working when APC grabs power. The irony however, is that the governor he was referencing that couldn’t complete a stadium is now in the same party with him and Infact a co-aspirant for the ADC ticket. I will never make enemies because of Nigerian Politicians. My enemies will be on my own terms and they will deserve it.

Dejii™

67,922 views • 8 months ago

Those claiming that El-Rufai never said he tapped the NSA’s phone either didn’t watch the interview or are deliberately spreading a falsehood. In the interview, he clearly said, “We listen to their calls” - which is the definition of wiretapping. He later said someone tapped the phone and informed him. At no point did he indicate that his first statement was a mistake. Even if he or his supporters argue that the initial statement was a slip, failing to report someone who is tapping another person’s calls and benefiting from the crime is itself a crime under the Cybercrimes Act. I have no personal issue with El-Rufai, nor am I a supporter of Ribadu; I have never met either of them or spoken to them by phone. But I cannot stand a politician going on national TV and admitting to committing a crime - and then going scot-free just because he is in the opposition. There is no middle ground: El-Rufai is either lying or he is a criminal.
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Those claiming that El-Rufai never said he tapped the NSA’s phone either didn’t watch the interview or are deliberately spreading a falsehood. In the interview, he clearly said, “We listen to their calls” - which is the definition of wiretapping. He later said someone tapped the phone and informed him. At no point did he indicate that his first statement was a mistake. Even if he or his supporters argue that the initial statement was a slip, failing to report someone who is tapping another person’s calls and benefiting from the crime is itself a crime under the Cybercrimes Act. I have no personal issue with El-Rufai, nor am I a supporter of Ribadu; I have never met either of them or spoken to them by phone. But I cannot stand a politician going on national TV and admitting to committing a crime - and then going scot-free just because he is in the opposition. There is no middle ground: El-Rufai is either lying or he is a criminal.

Bulama Bukarti, PhD

130,333 views • 7 months ago

"The people I pity this morning are all those elders in Rivers State who thought they were doing the right thing by standing up to Governor Sim Fubara." "The people I sympathize with are those young men of Rivers State, the youths in particular, who came out boldly and said they did not want one individual known as Minister Wike, former governor, to be running their state from Abuja." "The people I pity are the women of Rivers State, some of whom went onto the streets bare-chested, who were saying that the right thing must be done and that if a man has been made governor of his state, he should be allowed to exercise authority. Now, where have they been left?" "Fubara has humiliated them. He has disgraced them." ~Dr Reuben Abati of Arise Tv
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"The people I pity this morning are all those elders in Rivers State who thought they were doing the right thing by standing up to Governor Sim Fubara." "The people I sympathize with are those young men of Rivers State, the youths in particular, who came out boldly and said they did not want one individual known as Minister Wike, former governor, to be running their state from Abuja." "The people I pity are the women of Rivers State, some of whom went onto the streets bare-chested, who were saying that the right thing must be done and that if a man has been made governor of his state, he should be allowed to exercise authority. Now, where have they been left?" "Fubara has humiliated them. He has disgraced them." ~Dr Reuben Abati of Arise Tv

Port Harcourt Socials

32,383 views • 2 months ago

I saw this on TitT0k and I fell you will like it too Wait o, is it true that before, when a southern Governor wants to see the President, he will go and lobby the aide of the President who is from the same village with the President and it will take weeks before the Governor gets to meet the President?? Omo, just take a listen 😏
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I saw this on TitT0k and I fell you will like it too Wait o, is it true that before, when a southern Governor wants to see the President, he will go and lobby the aide of the President who is from the same village with the President and it will take weeks before the Governor gets to meet the President?? Omo, just take a listen 😏

David Offor

268,463 views • 1 year ago

I have just come across this old interview of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. In the video, El-Rufai said that the problem with some Southern Kaduna elites is that they have their own established narrative, and whether it is true or false, they stick to it. and, anyone who says something contrary to that narrative is immediately seen as having taken sides. He went further to say that even amongst them, anyone who is moderate or genuinely promotes peaceful coexistence between the different ethnic and religious groups can easily be considered a sellout. Interestingly, he mentioned that this was one of the issues that allegedly frustrated his former Deputy Governor to the point where he decided he no longer wanted to remain Deputy Governor and instead chose to pursue the Senate. El-Rufai also said something about how previous governments handled crises and influential actors in Southern Kaduna, and how the fact that he couldn’t continue is why they won’t like him. He said there was a culture of appeasement that had existed for years, that whenever there was trouble, violence or killings, some of the same people would eventually be invited by the government to whine and dine, and be given brown envelopes. In his words, this had allegedly been the pattern for about 20 years before his administration came into office, which the video I quoted confirmed. He said when his government came in, they decided that the era of appeasing people simply because they could cause trouble was over. He said nobody who did not encourage peaceful coexistence would have access to him as Governor simply because they represented a particular ethnic or religious interest. He also said his administration was using security agencies to carefully monitor and map those it believed were involved in organising violence, with the intention of gathering enough evidence to eventually prosecute them. He said he would not appease criminals or people who had nothing to offer society except raising the spectre of genocide and crisis in order to attract international attention and donations. Perhaps the most striking part of the interview was his claim that previous governments were allegedly paying some of these individuals what he described as “Peace Money” every month. According to El-Rufai, his administration stopped it, and that was one of the major reasons he was constantly accused of taking sides. Now, you may disagree with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai politically. You may disagree with some of his decisions as Governor. You may even disagree completely with the allegations he made in this video. But this is where the quoted video becomes important. This was not a narrative he suddenly invented today because of his current political battles, the issue of Southern Kaduna leaders organizing killings in Southern Kaduna has been proven in court, and a ruling was gotten from it. And when you put this interview alongside the historical records we have been discussing, including the events surrounding the 1992 crisis, the subsequent prosecution of prominent figures and the decades of ethnic and religious tension that existed before El-Rufai ever became Governor, it reinforces everything he alleged. Kaduna’s religious and ethnic crisis did not start with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The divisions were already there. The competing narratives were already there. The influential actors were already there. The politics surrounding ethnic and religious violence were already deeply established. El-Rufai simply entered a Kaduna that had already experienced decades of complicated ethnic and religious tensions. So when people today attempt to reduce the entire history of Kaduna’s crises to El-Rufai and his administration, they are either ignoring history or deliberately refusing to acknowledge it. This old video does not mean that El-Rufai was perfect, neither does it mean that his administration should not be criticised where criticism is necessary.
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I have just come across this old interview of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. In the video, El-Rufai said that the problem with some Southern Kaduna elites is that they have their own established narrative, and whether it is true or false, they stick to it. and, anyone who says something contrary to that narrative is immediately seen as having taken sides. He went further to say that even amongst them, anyone who is moderate or genuinely promotes peaceful coexistence between the different ethnic and religious groups can easily be considered a sellout. Interestingly, he mentioned that this was one of the issues that allegedly frustrated his former Deputy Governor to the point where he decided he no longer wanted to remain Deputy Governor and instead chose to pursue the Senate. El-Rufai also said something about how previous governments handled crises and influential actors in Southern Kaduna, and how the fact that he couldn’t continue is why they won’t like him. He said there was a culture of appeasement that had existed for years, that whenever there was trouble, violence or killings, some of the same people would eventually be invited by the government to whine and dine, and be given brown envelopes. In his words, this had allegedly been the pattern for about 20 years before his administration came into office, which the video I quoted confirmed. He said when his government came in, they decided that the era of appeasing people simply because they could cause trouble was over. He said nobody who did not encourage peaceful coexistence would have access to him as Governor simply because they represented a particular ethnic or religious interest. He also said his administration was using security agencies to carefully monitor and map those it believed were involved in organising violence, with the intention of gathering enough evidence to eventually prosecute them. He said he would not appease criminals or people who had nothing to offer society except raising the spectre of genocide and crisis in order to attract international attention and donations. Perhaps the most striking part of the interview was his claim that previous governments were allegedly paying some of these individuals what he described as “Peace Money” every month. According to El-Rufai, his administration stopped it, and that was one of the major reasons he was constantly accused of taking sides. Now, you may disagree with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai politically. You may disagree with some of his decisions as Governor. You may even disagree completely with the allegations he made in this video. But this is where the quoted video becomes important. This was not a narrative he suddenly invented today because of his current political battles, the issue of Southern Kaduna leaders organizing killings in Southern Kaduna has been proven in court, and a ruling was gotten from it. And when you put this interview alongside the historical records we have been discussing, including the events surrounding the 1992 crisis, the subsequent prosecution of prominent figures and the decades of ethnic and religious tension that existed before El-Rufai ever became Governor, it reinforces everything he alleged. Kaduna’s religious and ethnic crisis did not start with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The divisions were already there. The competing narratives were already there. The influential actors were already there. The politics surrounding ethnic and religious violence were already deeply established. El-Rufai simply entered a Kaduna that had already experienced decades of complicated ethnic and religious tensions. So when people today attempt to reduce the entire history of Kaduna’s crises to El-Rufai and his administration, they are either ignoring history or deliberately refusing to acknowledge it. This old video does not mean that El-Rufai was perfect, neither does it mean that his administration should not be criticised where criticism is necessary.

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27,141 views • 29 days ago

Confirmed: Southern Kaduna Elites Are The Problem Of Their People I just stumbled on this old video of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. What Mallam said in the video about Southern Kaduna elites perfectly tracks with what I said during my Trust TV interview on Monday night and what I wrote in "MY EL-RUFAI STORY’'. Below Is An Extract. "When you throw a deeply entrenched and very toxic political culture characterized by elites who exploit their people and use them as political and economic pawns, or better put, as cannon fodder, you might begin to understand why El-Rufai is hated with passion by a significant proportion (to avoid overgeneralization) of Southern Kaduna Christians. To validate my point, on one occasion, as part of my due diligence, I had a conversation with a well-educated and politically exposed senior citizen - a very vicious and prolific public critic of El-Rufai from Southern Kaduna right in my office. At a point in our conversation, he said (or rather confessed) to me that El-Rufai really did not do anything wrong. He said that the problem he had with El-Rufai was that he (El-Rufai) did not do anything for him as Governor. He ended by saying; ''tell Nasir that I am willing to work with him now". I won't mention his name here out of decency and respect, but I am sure that he will read this. If he denies it, I will mention his name and bring proof. You can extrapolate and multiply that amongst many other Southern Kaduna elites and leaders, and a clear and scary picture will emerge. Conclusion My findings conclusively show that, El-rufai was essentially a victim and an inheritor of decades of entrenched and normalized hatred, intolerance, violence, an aggravated entitlement mentality and indiscipline, as well as a system that had been configured, long before he arrived on the scene, to run on blackmail, self-deceit, victim mentality, rent seeking, and appeasement. Unfortunately, El-Rufai went in with a borders-blind reformist mindset, intent on bringing about change and making a difference, but in so doing, he upset the apple cart. Instead of El-Rufai continuing with the tradition and culture of keeping a blind eye, appeasement and settlement of the elites who in turn 'settled' their people with peanuts and fed them with what they wanted them to hear, including who to hate and who to love, such that thus deceived and compromised, they suppressed the problems which had been with them for ages, including insecurity, killings and deaths, he went to deliver the dividends of democracy directly to the people. That was part of El-Rufai’s sins against Southern Kaduna people. Please, fact check me." (Source: MY EL-RUFAI STORY’' By Uche Diala - March 22nd 2026). #TimeShallVindicateTheJust #EyesOnTheBall
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Confirmed: Southern Kaduna Elites Are The Problem Of Their People I just stumbled on this old video of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. What Mallam said in the video about Southern Kaduna elites perfectly tracks with what I said during my Trust TV interview on Monday night and what I wrote in "MY EL-RUFAI STORY’'. Below Is An Extract. "When you throw a deeply entrenched and very toxic political culture characterized by elites who exploit their people and use them as political and economic pawns, or better put, as cannon fodder, you might begin to understand why El-Rufai is hated with passion by a significant proportion (to avoid overgeneralization) of Southern Kaduna Christians. To validate my point, on one occasion, as part of my due diligence, I had a conversation with a well-educated and politically exposed senior citizen - a very vicious and prolific public critic of El-Rufai from Southern Kaduna right in my office. At a point in our conversation, he said (or rather confessed) to me that El-Rufai really did not do anything wrong. He said that the problem he had with El-Rufai was that he (El-Rufai) did not do anything for him as Governor. He ended by saying; ''tell Nasir that I am willing to work with him now". I won't mention his name here out of decency and respect, but I am sure that he will read this. If he denies it, I will mention his name and bring proof. You can extrapolate and multiply that amongst many other Southern Kaduna elites and leaders, and a clear and scary picture will emerge. Conclusion My findings conclusively show that, El-rufai was essentially a victim and an inheritor of decades of entrenched and normalized hatred, intolerance, violence, an aggravated entitlement mentality and indiscipline, as well as a system that had been configured, long before he arrived on the scene, to run on blackmail, self-deceit, victim mentality, rent seeking, and appeasement. Unfortunately, El-Rufai went in with a borders-blind reformist mindset, intent on bringing about change and making a difference, but in so doing, he upset the apple cart. Instead of El-Rufai continuing with the tradition and culture of keeping a blind eye, appeasement and settlement of the elites who in turn 'settled' their people with peanuts and fed them with what they wanted them to hear, including who to hate and who to love, such that thus deceived and compromised, they suppressed the problems which had been with them for ages, including insecurity, killings and deaths, he went to deliver the dividends of democracy directly to the people. That was part of El-Rufai’s sins against Southern Kaduna people. Please, fact check me." (Source: MY EL-RUFAI STORY’' By Uche Diala - March 22nd 2026). #TimeShallVindicateTheJust #EyesOnTheBall

uche diala

20,110 views • 27 days ago

#SundayMusing - THE POLITICAL STRATEGY OF DEMONISING NASIR EL-RUFAI - by: Dr Uche Diala - Part 1 Many people are sitting down and allowing some vested interests to be gaslighting them against a man, Nasir El-Rufai, whose only sin is to be intelligently and intellectually gifted by God, to be conscious of it and using it without fear, favor or pandering to advance the cause of society including theirs. Some of my brethren from Southern Kaduna, with all due respect and appreciation of their documented long standing issues and dynamics, are buying and swallowing, hook, line and sinker, the narratives from their new found lovers that El-Rufai is demonic and evil, without pondering over their fate over history and time, even long before Nasir El-Rufai appeared on the scene, and placing them side by side to determine factually and objectively, how truly worse or better El-Rufai was for their cause and fate. I do not want to mention some of my APC brethren to whom El-Rufai has suddenly transformed from hero to villain, simply because he told us some hard truths about our party; truths which most of us know and some have equally voiced out. Tragically, some say, not unexpectedly, some of my brethren from the South East, many of whom have never crossed River Niger to the North, have already jumped in the fray and joined in the bandwagon of 'he hates Igbos and Christians' 'El-Rufai is evil', etc., much the same way they did to Buhari, without any sensible proof and without pondering over the motive of those orchestrating and feeding them such narrative. No lesson having been learnt. For a man whose watch word as Minister for FCT was excellence. Or did anyone hear that he favored any particular tribe or religion while he went about restoring the Abuja masterplan as its Minister? I have been in the FCT and I know firsthand. Put your ears to the ground, beyond the hype and the noise and hear stories about today. A man who as Governor of the cosmopolitan Kaduna state engaged Nigerians - Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa, Christian and Muslim and men and women alike, so long as they could add value to his governance of the state. Including many of those joining betrayers and ungrateful elements to castigate him today. I was not one of them, but I can't in good conscience pretend that I did not know. A man who inspite of his limitations as chief security officer of the state on paper, understood that security was paramount to delivering his mandate for the people who elected him and who God temporarily placed him in authority over. He was tough on every part, North and South alike, when need was. For him, criminality was criminality, no matter who orchestrated it. That is not to say that he was a saint or made no mistakes, but he who is a saint among us and of no sin, should cast the first stone. Compare and contrast your own state and state Governor with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s Kaduna state and El-Rufai as a Governor. Unfortunately, the increasing tragedy of our politics today, is that it blurs the lines between common sense and nonsense, truth and lies, friends and frenemies and reality and illusions; making heroes out of villains and vice versa, making many to defend who and what they like and not what is right, and making people to embrace those they should sensibly avoid like a plague and to hate those they should ordinarily love and vice versa.
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#SundayMusing - THE POLITICAL STRATEGY OF DEMONISING NASIR EL-RUFAI - by: Dr Uche Diala - Part 1 Many people are sitting down and allowing some vested interests to be gaslighting them against a man, Nasir El-Rufai, whose only sin is to be intelligently and intellectually gifted by God, to be conscious of it and using it without fear, favor or pandering to advance the cause of society including theirs. Some of my brethren from Southern Kaduna, with all due respect and appreciation of their documented long standing issues and dynamics, are buying and swallowing, hook, line and sinker, the narratives from their new found lovers that El-Rufai is demonic and evil, without pondering over their fate over history and time, even long before Nasir El-Rufai appeared on the scene, and placing them side by side to determine factually and objectively, how truly worse or better El-Rufai was for their cause and fate. I do not want to mention some of my APC brethren to whom El-Rufai has suddenly transformed from hero to villain, simply because he told us some hard truths about our party; truths which most of us know and some have equally voiced out. Tragically, some say, not unexpectedly, some of my brethren from the South East, many of whom have never crossed River Niger to the North, have already jumped in the fray and joined in the bandwagon of 'he hates Igbos and Christians' 'El-Rufai is evil', etc., much the same way they did to Buhari, without any sensible proof and without pondering over the motive of those orchestrating and feeding them such narrative. No lesson having been learnt. For a man whose watch word as Minister for FCT was excellence. Or did anyone hear that he favored any particular tribe or religion while he went about restoring the Abuja masterplan as its Minister? I have been in the FCT and I know firsthand. Put your ears to the ground, beyond the hype and the noise and hear stories about today. A man who as Governor of the cosmopolitan Kaduna state engaged Nigerians - Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa, Christian and Muslim and men and women alike, so long as they could add value to his governance of the state. Including many of those joining betrayers and ungrateful elements to castigate him today. I was not one of them, but I can't in good conscience pretend that I did not know. A man who inspite of his limitations as chief security officer of the state on paper, understood that security was paramount to delivering his mandate for the people who elected him and who God temporarily placed him in authority over. He was tough on every part, North and South alike, when need was. For him, criminality was criminality, no matter who orchestrated it. That is not to say that he was a saint or made no mistakes, but he who is a saint among us and of no sin, should cast the first stone. Compare and contrast your own state and state Governor with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s Kaduna state and El-Rufai as a Governor. Unfortunately, the increasing tragedy of our politics today, is that it blurs the lines between common sense and nonsense, truth and lies, friends and frenemies and reality and illusions; making heroes out of villains and vice versa, making many to defend who and what they like and not what is right, and making people to embrace those they should sensibly avoid like a plague and to hate those they should ordinarily love and vice versa.

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

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Abati is trending because Arise TV’s Reuben Abati has dared Akpabio to impeach Tinubu for disrespecting the constitution. Abati stated that, Tinubu solely decided to make himself the Dictator of Rivers State, suspending the governor, the deputy and the legislative. Which is totally illegal in the 99 constitution. By which, Tinubu commited an impeachable offense, removing Sim Fubara and installing a military administrator in charge of Rivers State without NASS approval. He argued that, Tinubu cited Section 305. But failed to recognize Section 188 which stated that, only the NASS and AGF can remove an elected official. — Not the President. That’s why when Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency over insecurity in three northern states, including Borno, Adamawa and Yobe., he didn’t suspend the government. Unlike Obasanjo who did it in Ekiti and Plateau, although illegally, which doesn’t make right. Obj legal adviser then, argued that they acted based on the 1961 constitution, not 1999. Abati insisted, Tinubu commited an impeachable offense by acting against the Nigerian constitution. But APC folks, believe Abati is misinterpreting the laws because he worked under Goodluck Jonathan as his Senior Adviser on Media. Actually, for short.. According to the constitution, Abati is right. The president cannot remove an elected official, Obasanjo doing it was illegal. Also, the conditions for a State of emergency to be declared, were not fully met. Since it was an “emergency”, when the President declared SOE, to suspend the officials, he should have recommended it to the Senate who should have approved it almost instantly, since it was an “Emergency”. But, the Senate did not approve the SOE. Which they have two days, and 10 days to do. Essentially invalidating every sense of “Emergency” in the State. Again, validating that there was no cause to suspend the Governor, Deputy or Legislative. If the senate doesn’t approve the SOE in 9 days, the SOE won’t stand. Today, NASS didn’t talk about the SOE, they moved it to tomorrow, Thursday. Albeit, President Tinubu has sworn in Navy Chief, Admiral Ibokette Ibas, as the administrator for Rivers State. And according to reports, Rivers FAAC allocations will be released to him. This was blocked by Supreme Court, pending Fubara’s re-presentation of the budget. Pres. Tinubu will make laws for Rivers, through the FEC. — Illegal. Follow Trending Explained for daily explanations!
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Abati is trending because Arise TV’s Reuben Abati has dared Akpabio to impeach Tinubu for disrespecting the constitution. Abati stated that, Tinubu solely decided to make himself the Dictator of Rivers State, suspending the governor, the deputy and the legislative. Which is totally illegal in the 99 constitution. By which, Tinubu commited an impeachable offense, removing Sim Fubara and installing a military administrator in charge of Rivers State without NASS approval. He argued that, Tinubu cited Section 305. But failed to recognize Section 188 which stated that, only the NASS and AGF can remove an elected official. — Not the President. That’s why when Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency over insecurity in three northern states, including Borno, Adamawa and Yobe., he didn’t suspend the government. Unlike Obasanjo who did it in Ekiti and Plateau, although illegally, which doesn’t make right. Obj legal adviser then, argued that they acted based on the 1961 constitution, not 1999. Abati insisted, Tinubu commited an impeachable offense by acting against the Nigerian constitution. But APC folks, believe Abati is misinterpreting the laws because he worked under Goodluck Jonathan as his Senior Adviser on Media. Actually, for short.. According to the constitution, Abati is right. The president cannot remove an elected official, Obasanjo doing it was illegal. Also, the conditions for a State of emergency to be declared, were not fully met. Since it was an “emergency”, when the President declared SOE, to suspend the officials, he should have recommended it to the Senate who should have approved it almost instantly, since it was an “Emergency”. But, the Senate did not approve the SOE. Which they have two days, and 10 days to do. Essentially invalidating every sense of “Emergency” in the State. Again, validating that there was no cause to suspend the Governor, Deputy or Legislative. If the senate doesn’t approve the SOE in 9 days, the SOE won’t stand. Today, NASS didn’t talk about the SOE, they moved it to tomorrow, Thursday. Albeit, President Tinubu has sworn in Navy Chief, Admiral Ibokette Ibas, as the administrator for Rivers State. And according to reports, Rivers FAAC allocations will be released to him. This was blocked by Supreme Court, pending Fubara’s re-presentation of the budget. Pres. Tinubu will make laws for Rivers, through the FEC. — Illegal. Follow Trending Explained for daily explanations!

Trending Explained

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#WATCH | Chandigarh | Jaswinder Kaur Bath, wife of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, who was allegedly assaulted by Punjab Police personnel in Patiala, says, "We went to meet DGP Gaurav Yadav, but he was busy. We waited for one and a half hours, but then he left without meeting us. He is an army officer's son, but he still did so... I am raising my voice just because my son said that he would not stay in this country as it is not worth staying. I had to prove to him that justice would be given... Then, we went to meet the governor, and he had tears in his eyes when I spoke to him and when I showed him the pictures and the brutality. He called the DGP and told him that FIR is my right with all the names and to please do what is needed. The governor then told us that if the FIR is not registered, we should get back to him. I want to thank the governor for standing up with us. I came to know through the media that SSP Nanak Singh had said that a magisterial inquiry had been set up, but the FIR could not be changed... Today, when everyone was standing up with me, all the politicians started calling me, but I didn't pick up a single call as this was not a political fight. They cannot say that we were under the influence of alcohol as it is there in the (medical) report of a government hospital... A police inspector told me that we cannot add the names of some police personnel in the FIR as they have been awarded as encounter specialists by the DIG and are about to be promoted. They said that police will do the needful but cannot name them in FIR ..." (21/03)
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#WATCH | Chandigarh | Jaswinder Kaur Bath, wife of Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath, who was allegedly assaulted by Punjab Police personnel in Patiala, says, "We went to meet DGP Gaurav Yadav, but he was busy. We waited for one and a half hours, but then he left without meeting us. He is an army officer's son, but he still did so... I am raising my voice just because my son said that he would not stay in this country as it is not worth staying. I had to prove to him that justice would be given... Then, we went to meet the governor, and he had tears in his eyes when I spoke to him and when I showed him the pictures and the brutality. He called the DGP and told him that FIR is my right with all the names and to please do what is needed. The governor then told us that if the FIR is not registered, we should get back to him. I want to thank the governor for standing up with us. I came to know through the media that SSP Nanak Singh had said that a magisterial inquiry had been set up, but the FIR could not be changed... Today, when everyone was standing up with me, all the politicians started calling me, but I didn't pick up a single call as this was not a political fight. They cannot say that we were under the influence of alcohol as it is there in the (medical) report of a government hospital... A police inspector told me that we cannot add the names of some police personnel in the FIR as they have been awarded as encounter specialists by the DIG and are about to be promoted. They said that police will do the needful but cannot name them in FIR ..." (21/03)

ANI

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Abati is trending because today on Arise Tv, Ojy Okpe gave Reuben Abati an opportunity to clear his allegations on the Igbos. Instead, Dr. Reuben Abati aggressively evaded, insisting that Igbos are hostile to visitors, particularly with their lands. ICYMI: Yesterday Reuben Abati said, same Igbos who are allowed to do businesses and live all over the world and country, do not allow outsiders buy properties or invest in their states. He cited T.O.S Benson who married an Igbo woman and tried to buy a land to build a house for herself and her kids in their village, but his in laws refused to sell to him because he’s an outsider. Some igbos have argued that, the only reason a land won’t be sold is, if it is a family land. Otherwise, igbos are always open to do business. And you can’t use one persons experience to judge the entire tribe. Follow Trending Explained for an improved twitter experience!
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Abati is trending because today on Arise Tv, Ojy Okpe gave Reuben Abati an opportunity to clear his allegations on the Igbos. Instead, Dr. Reuben Abati aggressively evaded, insisting that Igbos are hostile to visitors, particularly with their lands. ICYMI: Yesterday Reuben Abati said, same Igbos who are allowed to do businesses and live all over the world and country, do not allow outsiders buy properties or invest in their states. He cited T.O.S Benson who married an Igbo woman and tried to buy a land to build a house for herself and her kids in their village, but his in laws refused to sell to him because he’s an outsider. Some igbos have argued that, the only reason a land won’t be sold is, if it is a family land. Otherwise, igbos are always open to do business. And you can’t use one persons experience to judge the entire tribe. Follow Trending Explained for an improved twitter experience!

Trending Explained

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I find Rufai Oseni’s submission on this show highly offensive and biased. A follower called my attention to Rufai’s interview and I went to listen first before giving my opinion on it and that was what I expected of Rufai. For someone who claims to work with facts, I expected him to withhold his opinion on Datti’s interview until after watching the interview. He admitted here that he was at a party yesterday and never watched the interview but was told about it. He didn’t wait to watch it and form an opinion on the context of Datti’s statement before blowing hot and calling Datti emotionally immature and even threatening to press him on facts if he got the opportunity to interview him. What facts? Why does Rufai expect Datti to share ideas on how to move the economy forward on National Television? Is that what he’s been reduced to? If Rufai needs ideas then he should read their manifesto! Tinubu did not attend a single interview and no one is calling him out for it. Why does Rufai get excited at the mention of Obi and Datti but worry about their TV license when it comes to Tinubu? It is not up to him to tell Obi and Datti what to focus on! This is BS.
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I find Rufai Oseni’s submission on this show highly offensive and biased. A follower called my attention to Rufai’s interview and I went to listen first before giving my opinion on it and that was what I expected of Rufai. For someone who claims to work with facts, I expected him to withhold his opinion on Datti’s interview until after watching the interview. He admitted here that he was at a party yesterday and never watched the interview but was told about it. He didn’t wait to watch it and form an opinion on the context of Datti’s statement before blowing hot and calling Datti emotionally immature and even threatening to press him on facts if he got the opportunity to interview him. What facts? Why does Rufai expect Datti to share ideas on how to move the economy forward on National Television? Is that what he’s been reduced to? If Rufai needs ideas then he should read their manifesto! Tinubu did not attend a single interview and no one is calling him out for it. Why does Rufai get excited at the mention of Obi and Datti but worry about their TV license when it comes to Tinubu? It is not up to him to tell Obi and Datti what to focus on! This is BS.

Field Marshal of the Han Dynasty

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VIDEO: How we used religion to give Tinubu victory – El-Rufai The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he and some northern governors used religion as a political tool to give victory to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election. According to the former governor, the decision to use religion as a political strategy was to help tackle the issue of tribalism and religion in politics in the country. The former governor stated this in a viral video. He was speaking to an audience in the Hausa language in Kaduna at an event before handing over to his successor. He said, “Allah sees our heart, me and Zamfara State Governor, Mutawalle did it because of God and we didn’t do it because of anything. We only do it in order to have solutions to the current religious problem we are having in Nigeria and for us to give South West Muslims a sense of belonging to rule. And it is because of religion that we used that gave Asiwaju victory.” He also noted that the Muslim/Muslim ticket that he used to achieve political success in Kaduna has now been replicated in Nigeria with the emergence of Bola Tinubu as president and Kashim Shetima as vice president. He said, “What we are able to achieve in Kaduna state now has been achieved in Nigeria as a whole. There is no liar that will come and say he will do politics as a Christian and win an election. Even Peter Obi didn’t win.” He stated that he alongside other northern governors successfully pushed for the emergence of a Yoruba Muslim from the South West as president despite opposition from some quarters El Rufai speaking in Hausa said in part, “Concerning the Presidential government, what Professor Akintola said is true. We the Northern governors agreed that the presidential position should go back to the West. It was a verbal promise but a promise whether written or spoken, God knows. “When we saw some people plotting for presidential position to remain in the North, we disagreed, we are not like that. We said we are Muslims and we have our traditions and we cannot go back on our words. That was the first step. The second step is after we all agreed or they realised that they cannot do anything, we will tackle the issue of tribalism and religion in politics in this country. We agreed that we will support BAT. “When we had that agreement I was not on good terms with him, (Tinubu), we were fighting. But Professor Akintola and their leaders came from Lagos and said this is their thought If power is given to the West since we all agreed that it should be given to them the Yoruba people from the South-West have a problem, their Muslims cannot contest, and win an election. A Christian will have to contest and have a Muslim from the North as a vice. They said since from Abiola it had never happened. They said they wanted that and I asked them to bring the person we will support and BAT got the ticket. We knew he will have to take a Muslim as his vice.” He added, “What we are able to achieve in Kaduna state now has been achieved in Nigeria as a whole. There's no liar that will come and say he will do politics as a Christian and win the election. Even Peter Obi didn't win.” Credit: Tafarkin Magabata TV --- Follow us for more breaking news and videos
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VIDEO: How we used religion to give Tinubu victory – El-Rufai The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said that he and some northern governors used religion as a political tool to give victory to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election. According to the former governor, the decision to use religion as a political strategy was to help tackle the issue of tribalism and religion in politics in the country. The former governor stated this in a viral video. He was speaking to an audience in the Hausa language in Kaduna at an event before handing over to his successor. He said, “Allah sees our heart, me and Zamfara State Governor, Mutawalle did it because of God and we didn’t do it because of anything. We only do it in order to have solutions to the current religious problem we are having in Nigeria and for us to give South West Muslims a sense of belonging to rule. And it is because of religion that we used that gave Asiwaju victory.” He also noted that the Muslim/Muslim ticket that he used to achieve political success in Kaduna has now been replicated in Nigeria with the emergence of Bola Tinubu as president and Kashim Shetima as vice president. He said, “What we are able to achieve in Kaduna state now has been achieved in Nigeria as a whole. There is no liar that will come and say he will do politics as a Christian and win an election. Even Peter Obi didn’t win.” He stated that he alongside other northern governors successfully pushed for the emergence of a Yoruba Muslim from the South West as president despite opposition from some quarters El Rufai speaking in Hausa said in part, “Concerning the Presidential government, what Professor Akintola said is true. We the Northern governors agreed that the presidential position should go back to the West. It was a verbal promise but a promise whether written or spoken, God knows. “When we saw some people plotting for presidential position to remain in the North, we disagreed, we are not like that. We said we are Muslims and we have our traditions and we cannot go back on our words. That was the first step. The second step is after we all agreed or they realised that they cannot do anything, we will tackle the issue of tribalism and religion in politics in this country. We agreed that we will support BAT. “When we had that agreement I was not on good terms with him, (Tinubu), we were fighting. But Professor Akintola and their leaders came from Lagos and said this is their thought If power is given to the West since we all agreed that it should be given to them the Yoruba people from the South-West have a problem, their Muslims cannot contest, and win an election. A Christian will have to contest and have a Muslim from the North as a vice. They said since from Abiola it had never happened. They said they wanted that and I asked them to bring the person we will support and BAT got the ticket. We knew he will have to take a Muslim as his vice.” He added, “What we are able to achieve in Kaduna state now has been achieved in Nigeria as a whole. There's no liar that will come and say he will do politics as a Christian and win the election. Even Peter Obi didn't win.” Credit: Tafarkin Magabata TV --- Follow us for more breaking news and videos

Punch Newspapers

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