The immediate-past governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has advised his political adversaries not to lose any sleep over the visit of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar alongside some former governors, to the residence of former President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna on Friday.
In a cryptic message posted on his verified Facebook page afterwards, El-Rufai said the post-Sallah visit to Buhari was not about politics or 2027 elections, but for brotherhood and unity.
El-Rufai, who was among the former governors that accompanied Atiku to Buhari’s residence wrote: “Former VP Atiku Abubakar, former Governors Aminu Tmbuwal (Sokoto), Achike Udenwa (Imo), Gabriel Suswam (Benue) and I, among others, were in Kaduna for Post-Sallah courtesies to former President Muhammadu Buhari. We joined over faithful for Jumaat prayers at the Yahaya Road Mosque and had a sumptuous lunch at the Buhari Residence.”
El-Rufai added, “By the way, our adversaries should not lose any sleep. It is not about politics. It is about unity and brotherhood. And since we are all politically irrelevant, we just prayed and enjoyed lunch with our mentor.”
Recall that El-Rufai, one of the founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently dumped the ruling party and moved to the SDP in preparation to forming a coalition with other opposition leaders to challenge President Bola Tinubu in 2027 poll.
