Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has vowed not to go into self-imposed exile despite threats of possible arrest.
Recall that in recent weeks, El-Rufai has been critical of President Tinubu’s administration and the APC, with some party members and aides attributing this to the fallout over his failed ministerial nomination.
In response to a post by X user Imran Wakili regarding the purported plan to arrest and detain him, El-Rufai stated that such rumours have been circulating since July 2024, following a report by the Kaduna State Assembly.
“They have sent similar messages of intimidation and threats through many of my friends, family, and political associates because they want me to go on self-imposed exile. I will not,” he declared.
The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) also insisted that silence is no longer an option, revealing that he has put some of his plans on hold in order to stay in the country.
He wrote, “I have now put all my previous academic and language-learning plans on hold and will spend more time in Nigeria than ever before. Silence is no longer golden. Inaction has never been an option.
“The arrest, detention and torture of perceived political enemies are nothing new in human affairs. I have been arrested and detained thrice in the past for expressing my views of previous governments.
“There is always a morning after the arrest or detention or torture, and political life continues. As for death, it when Allah destines it, and it is ultimate the date of every human.”
El-Rufai, currently in Egypt, revealed that he will return in time for the launch of former President Ibrahim Babangida’s memoirs, scheduled for February 20, 2025.
For the attention of the pathetic characters that don’t sleep well whenever I am in Nigeria, take notice that I intend to return in time for the launch of Pres IBB’s memoirs, in sha Allah, scheduled for 20th February,” El-Rufai said.
We depend on no one but Allah. We fear no mortal but Almighty Allah. We always hope for the best but plan for the worst.”
