{"id":120540,"date":"2025-07-11T05:18:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T04:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=120540"},"modified":"2025-07-11T05:18:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T04:18:10","slug":"el-rufai-regrets-role-in-apcs-rise-says-he-helped-bring-tragedy-to-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/el-rufai-regrets-role-in-apcs-rise-says-he-helped-bring-tragedy-to-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"El-Rufai Regrets Role in APC\u2019s Rise, Says He Helped \u2018Bring Tragedy to Nigeria\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has expressed deep regret over his role in the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Nigeria&#8217;s ruling party, admitting that his support for the party in 2015 turned out to be a costly mistake.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to him, many people had warned him at the time, but he ignored their concerns, only to realize later that their fears were justified.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a recent interview, el-Rufai stated that his decision to help bring the APC to power is now widely seen e ven by himself as a misstep, given what he described as the party\u2019s failure in governance and poor policy execution.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cHaving contributed to bringing about this tragedy to Nigeria, I feel I must contribute to correcting it,\u201d the former governor declared, adding that he owes it to Nigerians to take responsibility for his past political choices.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">El-Rufai, who played a pivotal role in the formation of the APC and the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015, did not hold back in his criticism of the current administration led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He accused the government of flawed policy sequencing and described the quality of decision-makers as \u201cgrossly inadequate.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSome of the policies are sound in theory, but the sequencing is wrong, and the people implementing them lack the competence to deliver results,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">His comments have triggered sharp reactions from party loyalists. The APC\u2019s national publicity machinery dismissed his remarks as stemming from personal bitterness, particularly after his failed nomination as a minister in Tinubu\u2019s cabinet.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Political analyst and APC supporter, Klien<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malum\u00a0 described el-Rufai as \u201cdesperate,\u201d suggesting his outburst is driven by political isolation rather than sincere concern for the nation.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, el-Rufai maintained that his criticism is born out of patriotism, not ambition. He also hinted at supporting or helping to form a new political coalition ahead of the 2027 elections, making it clear that his focus is on national recovery rather than seeking public office.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cI have no interest in running for president. My goal is to help Nigeria recover from the damage,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former minister\u2019s rare admission and searing critique have intensified debates within political circles, with many viewing it as a possible turning point in Nigeria\u2019s shifting political landscape.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has expressed deep regret over his role in the emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Nigeria&#8217;s ruling party, admitting&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-120540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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