{"id":194295,"date":"2026-02-10T09:56:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T08:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/gov-uba-sani-not-my-godson-el-rufai"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:10:56","slug":"gov-uba-sani-not-my-godson-el-rufai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/gov-uba-sani-not-my-godson-el-rufai","title":{"rendered":"Gov Uba Sani not my godson \u2013 El-Rufai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has said that his successor and incumbent governor Uba Sani is not his godson.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai made this known on Monday in an interview on Trust TV, adding that he does not care about his successor.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cGovernor Uba Sani is not my godson. I don\u2019t care about my successor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve not called Uba Sani since I left office as governor. I have no relationship with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not interested in being a godfather. I have never believed in godfatherism. Never. I have been outspoken opponent of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t go to Lagos and answer questions about godfatherism that led to attacks from the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tinubu\u2019s wolves went after me because they thought I was talking about him. But I was talking about a principle. When you have power, exercise it for public good and when you are done, leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recall that El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, fell out with President Bola Tinubu after ministerial appointment in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor early 2025 dumped the APC for the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and later aligned with the African Democratic Congress, ADC.<\/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. Immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has said that his successor and incumbent governor Uba Sani is not his godson. El-Rufai made this known on Monday in an interview on Trust TV, adding that he does not care about his successor. He said, \u201cGovernor Uba Sani is not my godson. 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