Former Kaduna Governor El-Rufai Raises Alarm Over Possible Detention
HE Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, has raised concerns about a rumour of the plan by the Nigerian authorities to arrest and put him in detention.
While the rumour continues to make waves among supporters and social media users, the former governor has stated that he will not go into exile for that.
El-Rufai, who responded to one of those who support him, Imran Wakili, made it known that he is currently in Egypt and will get back to Nigeria before the 20th of February.
“I will spend more time in Nigeria than ever before,” El-Rufai wrote.
“They have sent similar messages of intimidation and threats through many of my friends, family, and political associates because they want me to go on self-imposed exile.
“I have now put all my previous academic and language-learning plans on hold. Silence is no longer golden. Inaction has never been an option.
“The arrest, detention, and torture of perceived political enemies are nothing new in human affairs. I have been arrested and detained three times in the past for expressing my views about previous governments.
“There is always a morning after the arrest or detention or torture, and political life continues. As for death, it is when Allah destines it, and it is ultimately the date of every human.
“For the attention of the pathetic characters that don’t sleep well whenever I am in Nigeria, take notice that I intend to return in time for the launch of President IBB’s memoirs, in sha Allah, scheduled for 20th February.
“We depend on no one but Allah. We fear no mortal but Almighty Allah. We always hope for the best but plan for the worst.”
The former governor is currently not in a good relationship with President Bola Tinubu, whom he supports to become Nigerian president, the supporters of the president, and some members of the APC.
He recently criticized the ruling party for lacking internal democracy and for not convening its organs for two years.
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