{"id":195297,"date":"2026-02-17T22:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/el-rufai-phone-hacking-and-ribadus-2031-plans"},"modified":"2026-02-18T00:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:06:36","slug":"el-rufai-phone-hacking-and-ribadus-2031-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/el-rufai-phone-hacking-and-ribadus-2031-plans","title":{"rendered":"El-Rufai Phone Hacking and Ribadu&#8217;s 2031 Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, is planning to run for the presidency in 2031.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi claimed that Ribadu is working to set up chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to pave the way for President Bola Tinubu\u2019s victory in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He made the disclosure while expressing doubt over claims that former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, hacked Ribadu\u2019s phone. Amaechi said El-Rufai lacked the capacity to hack Ribadu\u2019s phone.<\/p>\n<p>The comments were made during a phone-in conversation on Eagles Radio and later shared on X by ADC chieftain Dele Momodu.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI doubt that El-Rufai said he hacked NSA Nuhu Ribadu\u2019s phone. He doesn\u2019t have the capacity to do so. It\u2019s the NSA\u2019s office that is listening to our calls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRibadu is busy arresting everybody. He\u2019s planning double elections. He\u2019s planning for himself in 2031 and also planning for Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll he\u2019s doing is setting up parties to fight the ADC. He has his own fake ADC. Just go to court; he has so many ADC cases in court with small boys he has bought cars for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man needs to rest. If he thinks there won\u2019t be proper elections in 2027, he\u2019s wasting his time. He should prepare for his security job.\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 Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that the National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, is planning to run for the presidency in 2031. Amaechi claimed that Ribadu is working to set up chieftains of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to pave the way for President Bola Tinubu\u2019s victory in 2027. 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