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El-Rufai Fires Back at Bwala: I Never Wanted a Position in Tinubu’s Camp

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"e5ZEq1EU" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>In a fiery response to Emmanuel Daniel Bwala&comma; former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has made it clear that he never sought a position in President Bola Tinubu&&num;8217&semi;s administration&period; El-Rufai&&num;8217&semi;s remarks come amid ongoing political tensions and accusations within the ruling party&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"EO4xHLQc" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I was a cabinet minister 22 years ago&comma; and I was clear to Asiwaju that I was not interested in any position&comma;&&num;8221&semi; El-Rufai stated&comma; referring to President Tinubu by his popular moniker&period; He criticized Bwala and others who have recently aligned themselves with Tinubu&comma; describing their actions as a reflection of their &&num;8220&semi;moral flexibility&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>El-Rufai did not hold back in his critique&comma; labeling Bwala and others as &&num;8220&semi;latter-day converts&&num;8221&semi; to the Tinubu camp&period; &&num;8220&semi;The pathetic manner all of you make an issue of something that I never wanted in the first place is a reflection of the level of your moral flexibility&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Despite his harsh words&comma; El-Rufai acknowledged Bwala&&num;8217&semi;s decency&comma; stating&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I am only responding to you because I still think you are a decent person who may need a job&period;&&num;8221&semi; He contrasted Bwala with other political figures&comma; whom he referred to as &&num;8220&semi;political mercenaries&&num;8221&semi; receiving substantial stipends to defend the Tinubu administration&&num;8217&semi;s actions&comma; regardless of their merit&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"MwQ1lH5G" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>El-Rufai&&num;8217&semi;s response also took aim at Wendell Simlin and a &&num;8220&semi;Kaduna pretender&&num;8221&semi; whom he claimed were retired by voters in 2019&period; He accused these individuals of being part of a group that blindly supports the Tinubu government&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>In a parting shot&comma; El-Rufai advised Bwala to prioritize his allegiance to God and country over any individual or authority&period; &&num;8220&semi;Enjoy your special adviser position&comma; my brother&comma; but remember that allegiance to God and country comes first in the human scale of accountability&comma; before any person or authority&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he concluded&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>El-Rufai&&num;8217&semi;s response has added fuel to the political fire&comma; highlighting the deep divisions and ongoing power struggles within the ruling party&period; As the political landscape continues to evolve&comma; it remains to be seen how these tensions will impact the administration and its supporters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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