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  • REVEALED! Real reason Mallam El-Rufai abandoned APC for SDP

    REVEALED! Real reason Mallam El-Rufai abandoned APC for SDP

    Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)

    His resignation letter has been submitted already to the leadership of the APC in his ward in Kaduna State.

    Mallam El-Rufai who was the former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has moved to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and has instructed all his supporters and associates to join the SDP.

    The former Kaduna Governor cited an alleged growing discord between his personal values and the current direction of the APC as the primary reason for his decision.

    In a statement he made available Monday, 10 March, 2025, El-Rufai expressed disappointment with the APC’s leadership, accusing the party of straying from the progressive ideals of its founding members.

    He revealed that he had raised concerns about the party’s trajectory both privately and publicly over the past two years but found no willingness among the current leadership to address the issues.

    “Developments in the last two years confirm that there is no desire on the part of those who currently control and run the APC to acknowledge, much less address, the unhealthy situation of the party,” El-Rufai stated.

    El-Rufai, who played a key role in the formation of the APC in 2013, recalled his efforts in negotiating the merger of political parties that led to the creation of the ruling party. He also highlighted his contributions to the APC’s electoral successes in 2015, 2019, and 2023, as well as his tenure as Kaduna State Governor, during which he implemented policies focused on education, healthcare, infrastructure, job creation, and investment.

    “My eight-year tenure in Kaduna State was devoted to implementing progressive policies to advance human development,” he said. “These records count for little in the current APC that has castrated its organs and treated its membership with contempt in the last two years. I find this no longer acceptable.”

  • More trouble for El-Rufai as protesters storm Kaduna govt House, demand his arrest

    More trouble for El-Rufai as protesters storm Kaduna govt House, demand his arrest

    A group under the auspices of Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance (KCWGG), on Thursday, stormed Government House, Kaduna, to demand the arrest of immediate past governor of kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.

    They asked Governor Uba Sani to invite officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other relevant agencies to arrest and prosecute El-Rufai over his administration’s indictment to the tune of N423 billion.

    The protesters sang solidarity songs just as they displayed placards with different inscriptions.

    Some of the inscriptions read, ‘We will occupy all MDAs to chase out all indicted persons in the report’. ‘Stop servicing all loans that did not follow due process before they were obtained’.

    On March 30th, 2024, Governor Uba Sani revealed during a town hall meeting that the state faced a substantial debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities inherited from the previous administration.

    This, he said, led to over 70% of the state’s allocation being used to service the inherited debt.

    The committee, led by Barrister Henry Danjuma Magaji, submitted its findings on June 5th, 2024, revealing significant unaccounted funds and irregularities in financial transactions.

    The report highlighted mismanagement of funds, diversion of loans, overpayment of contractors, and lack of transparency in the usage of state funds.

    While addressing journalists shortly after arriving at Kaduna government house, Chairman of the protesting group, Comrade Victor Duniya said, “We, the Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance appreciate your presence as we express our grievances today. Our state has endured financial mismanagement, abuse of power, and a growing debt burden for the past eight years.

    “The most troubling finding was the diversion of 10.5 billion naira meant for pastoral nomadism and the construction of the Milk Industry at Damau, Kubau LGA, for the construction of Galaxy Mall, Kaduna. Additionally, the report uncovered overpayments to contractors, payments to unregistered companies, and funds disbursed for work not completed, amounting to over 36.3 billion.

     

    “The report also revealed large sums of money withdrawn from the state treasury without proper documentation of its usage. Furthermore, an expenditure of over 11 billion on a non-existent MRT transportation scheme was documented with no evidence to support it.”

     

    He then called on Governor Sani to implement relevant sections of the report that fall under his purview and officially forward the findings of the committee report to relevant anti-corruption agencies to enable them to swing into action and recover the state’s resources at their disposal.

     

     

  • El-Rufai withdraws interest in ministerial appointment

    El-Rufai withdraws interest in ministerial appointment

    The immediate ex-Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has withdrawn his interest in being part of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. PREMIUM TIMES exclusively report.

    Presidency sources said El-Rufai told President Tinubu at a meeting on Tuesday that he was no longer interested in becoming a minister but would continue to contribute his quota to the development of Nigeria as a private citizen.

    “He also told the president that he needed time to focus on his doctorate programme at a university in The Netherlands,” one of our sources said.

    Another insider also told premium times said that the former governor suggested a new ministerial nominee — Jafaru Ibrahim Sani — for Kaduna State, saying the President would find him very useful.

    Recall that had on Tuesday El-Rufai visited the President at the presidential villa a day after the Senate confirmed 45 out of 48 ministerial nominees.

    The red chamber however, withheld his confirmation and those of two others, citing security reports from the State Security Service for the action.

  • Gov. Sani retains El-Rufai’s appointees as top government officials

    Gov. Sani retains El-Rufai’s appointees as top government officials

    Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved the retention of senior government officials of his predecessor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, to help him run the administration of the state.

    This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Mohammed Shehu, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor on Tuesday in Kaduna.

    According to the statement, the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, Malam Balarabe Lawal, was retained in view of his vast experience in governance to assist in the smooth take-off of the administration.

    The governor also retained the services of other senior members of the El-Rufai government to provide the link between the two administrations.

    Sani also approved the appointmehts of Malam Hafiz Bayero as his Senior Advisor/Counsellor, while Messrs James Kanyip and Chris Umar were appointed as Deputy Chiefs of Staff to the governor.

    Other appointees were Dr Shehu Muhammad and Mr Bulus Audu as Counsellors to the governor.

    Sani also approved the appointment of Mr Sani Liman as his Chief of Staff.

    The new Chief of Staff was the immediate past Comptroller of Immigration Service, Kano State Command.

    Before his deployment to Kano, he was the Comptroller of Immigration Service in Kaduna State.

    Similarly, the governor approved the appointment of Mrs Habiba Shekarau as the new Head of Service.

    Shekarau, who is the current Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Local Government Affairs, has more than 30 years of experience in the state civil service.

    While charging them to hit the ground running, the governor enjoined all the appointees to see their appointments as a call to service, adding that the people of the state expect positive results.

    Sani congratulated them on their appointments and wished them Allah’s guidance in their new assignments.

  • BREAKING: Terrorists vow to abduct Buhari, thrash train victims

    BREAKING: Terrorists vow to abduct Buhari, thrash train victims

     

    Terrorists have threatened to abuduct President Muhammadu Buhari few weeks after his convoy was attacked in Katsina State.

    TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls the convoy of an advance team of the president was attacked on its way to Buhari’s hometown of Daura ahead of Sallah.

    Two persons sustained injuries in the attack, which the presidency said was repelled.

    The attack on the convoy happened on the day when the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) invaded Kuje Prison in Abuja and freed over 800 inmates, including all the terrorists in detention.

    In a new video now trending the terrorists who abducted over 60 passengers of the Abuja Kaduna train on March 28, threatened to abduct and kill Buhari and Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai.

    The terrorists also boasted that they would destroy the country, kill the remaining passengers in their custody and sell out the others.

    Some passengers were released after reportedly paying N100 million each.

    One of the terrorists threatened that unless the government comply with their demands, they would turn the area into an abattoir.

    “This is our message to the government of Nigeria and just as you have seen these people here, by God’s grace, you will see your leaders; your senators and governors will come before us. These ones you are seeing here, we will keep some as our slaves and sell them off just as our Imam told you in the past,” he said.

    He further stated in Hausa: “Just like the Chibok girls that were sold off, we will equally sell these ones as slaves. If you don’t adhere to our demands, we will kill the ones we need to kill and sell the remaining. By God’s grace, El-Rufai, Buhari, we will bring you here.”