{"id":149897,"date":"2025-02-11T22:25:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T21:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2027-going-on-exile-because-of-threat-of-arrest-not-an-option-el-rufai"},"modified":"2025-02-15T23:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:32:14","slug":"2027-going-on-exile-because-of-threat-of-arrest-not-an-option-el-rufai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2027-going-on-exile-because-of-threat-of-arrest-not-an-option-el-rufai","title":{"rendered":"2027: Going on exile because of threat of arrest not an option \u2013 El-Rufai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has vowed not to go on exile in spite of the alleged plan to arrest him.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai noted that the arrest, detention and torture of perceived political enemies are nothing new in human affairs, saying he had been arrested and detained thrice in the past for expressing my views against previous governments.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that there is always a morning after the arrest or detention or torture, and political life continues.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai while responding to a post by @IU_Wakilii on X handle, who alleged there was a plan to arrest him if he comes back to Nigeria with concocted allegations, said silence is no longer golden and inaction has never been an option.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor claimed he would be putting all his previous academic and language-learning plans on hold in order to spend more time in Nigeria than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai added: \u201cYour post below refers. I have been hearing these same rumors of arrest, detention and torture in some dungeon in the NSA\u2019s office (where Emefiele was allegedly tortured to resign as CBN governor), since July 2024 when the so-called report of the Kaduna Assembly began circulating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey freaked out when we challenged the legality of the premeditated defamation, and went to every length to compromise the judicial process, and this is continuing at the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have sent such 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs for death, its when Allah destines it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the attention of the pathetic characters that don\u2019t sleep well whenever I am in Nigeria, take notice that I intend to return in time for the launch of Pres IBB\u2019s memoirs, in sha Allah, scheduled for 20th February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe depend on no one but Allah. We fear no mortal but Almighty Allah. We always hope for the best but plan for the worst.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has vowed not to go on exile in spite of the alleged plan to arrest him. 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