{"id":194799,"date":"2026-02-13T15:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:06:38","slug":"why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai","title":{"rendered":"Why Tinubu\u2019s govt is afraid about my return \u2013 El-Rufai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has suggested that those in power are uncomfortable with his return to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>This is even as he declared that the political struggle to unseat the current administration has just begun.<\/p>\n<p>He made the claim during an interview with BBC Hausa, monitored on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, when that government came, I was among the few people who came out and told her we would oppose it and remove it. There was nothing I did not say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they had anything against me like they claim to have against others, the matter would have long been settled. But even if you want to accuse me, make sure you prove the accusation. I am waiting; whoever invites me, I will go,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai further disclosed that his disagreement with the current administration was based on differences in objectives.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his relationship with President Bola Tinubu, the former governor said he has no personal rift with the president.<\/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, Nasir El-Rufai, has suggested that those in power are uncomfortable with his return to Nigeria. This is even as he declared that the political struggle to unseat the current administration has just begun. He made the claim during an interview with BBC Hausa, monitored on Friday. \u201cYou [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":194798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-194799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why Tinubu\u2019s govt is afraid about my return \u2013 El-Rufai - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has suggested that those in power are uncomfortable with his return to ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Tinubu\u2019s govt is afraid about my return \u2013 El-Rufai\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has suggested that those in power are uncomfortable with his return to ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-13T14:27:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-13T16:06:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1770998750.578244.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"953\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Why Tinubu\u2019s govt is afraid about my return \u2013 El-Rufai\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-13T14:27:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-13T16:06:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai\"},\"wordCount\":186,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1770998750.578244.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/why-tinubus-govt-is-afraid-about-my-return-el-rufai\",\"name\":\"Why Tinubu\u2019s govt is afraid about my return \u2013 El-Rufai - 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