Some in Tinubu's camp are resigned to losing support in the north – either to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar a northerner making a seventh run for the presidency on the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket or a younger northern contender such as Nasir El-Rufai...
Other politicians to have fallen foul of Tinubu – such as ex-Senate President David Mark ex-Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi and ex-governor of Kaduna State Nasir el-Rufai – are also circling the ADC mulling a run for the presidency in 2027...
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And there are also a raft of other highly ambitious politicians in the ADC such as ex-Senate President David Mark ex-Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi and ex-governor or Kaduna state Nasir el Rufai – all determined to vie for the presidential nomination...
KADUNA STATE (north-east) Governor Uba Sani an APC loyalist is running for a second term in office in 2027 and has pushed his mentor Nasir el Rufai out of the ruling party...
Influential northerners including former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai have vowed to block Tinubu's re-election...
Tinubu wants to defend his base against a northern wave which Nasir El-Rufai and Atiku are trying to build into an anti-government coalition...
Atiku Abubakar a former Vice-President and seasoned presidential contender has announced a coalition with Peter Obi of the Labour Party and former Governor Nasir El-Rufai who recently left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) (AC Vol 66 No 1 Merger or bust for the opposition)...
Disgruntled members of the APC who have been pushed to the periphery like former Governor Nasir El-Rufai who is being probed by the administration; and former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi are also part of the discussions with the opposition...
Former Kaduna Governor Nasir el Rufai has fallen out with the Tinubu clan...
Behind the scenes is former Kaduna governor Nasir el Rufai who despite being a member of the APC has fallen out with Tinubu who dropped him from his ministerial list...
Senate President Akpabio has now extended this to the nine former governors except Nasir El Rufai who was questioned about Nigeria's troubled power supply...
We hear Tinubu insisted on appointing former governor of Kaduna Nasir el Rufai who has stern critics in the APC and the wider political class...