{"id":152674,"date":"2025-02-25T11:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-complained-to-onanuga-for-messing-up-my-birthday-el-rufai"},"modified":"2025-02-27T00:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T23:24:40","slug":"i-complained-to-onanuga-for-messing-up-my-birthday-el-rufai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/i-complained-to-onanuga-for-messing-up-my-birthday-el-rufai","title":{"rendered":"I complained to Onanuga for \u2018messing up\u2019 my birthday \u2013 El-Rufai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, says he complained to President Bola Tinubu\u2019s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, for \u201cmessing up\u201d his birthday.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai, speaking on an Arise TV program on Monday, explained that Tinubu\u2019s birthday message to him made his enemies unhappy.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai, who recently fell out with some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, especially some Aso Rock cabals, marked his 65th birthday on February 16.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the former governor\u2019s criticism of the present administration, President Tinubu, in a statement issued by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, hailed El-Rufai on his birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the matter on Monday, El-Rufai said that although he \u201cwasn\u2019t flattered\u201d by the message, he \u201cactually complained to Bayo Onanuga when I saw the message. I said, \u2018Why did you mess up my birthday?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u201cBy issuing that message, all my enemies who were celebrating the fact that no one would recognize my birthday\u2014compared to when I was governor\u2014were left unhappy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome were compelled to send me messages because the president sent me birthday greetings and acknowledged my contributions to the formation of the APC, as well as our successes in three presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was kind of the president, but it hurt my enemies more than it made me happy.\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. Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, says he complained to President Bola Tinubu\u2019s media aide, Bayo Onanuga, for \u201cmessing up\u201d his birthday. El-Rufai, speaking on an Arise TV program on Monday, explained that Tinubu\u2019s birthday message to him made his enemies unhappy. 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