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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Presidency has disclosed that former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is at the forefront of a gang of political desperados plotting to remove President Bola Tinubu from office.<\/p>\n

Tinubu\u2019s Special Adviser on Media and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, was reacting to El-Rufai\u2019s claim that four years is not enough to make any \u201cmeaningful changes.\u201d<\/p>\n

El-Rufai had made the remark while cautioning former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, to stop making one-term presidency commitments.<\/p>\n

However, Onanuga said Tinubu has implemented more policies within two years in office than when El-Rufai, Obi, and Amaechi were governors.<\/p>\n

Posting on X, Onanuga wrote: \u201cNasir El-Rufai confesses here that four years is not enough for a political office holder to make \u2018meaningful changes.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cYet he is at the forefront of the gang of political desperados plotting President Tinubu\u2019s ouster, just two years into his tenure. What a contradiction!<\/p>\n

\u201cIn contrast to the political laggards and underachievers who were once governors in Anambra, Rivers, and Kaduna, President Tinubu and his team have implemented meaningful changes in our country over the past two years, positioning us on the path of prosperity.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease save the video. We shall confront Nasir with it when electioneering starts.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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