I Am Too Big To Have A Godfather, President Tinubu Was Pressuring Me To Be Minister – El-Rufai

Nasir El-Rufai

Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has stated that he is too big for someone to be his godfather.

In a video circulating online, El-Rufai said he had told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on several occasions that he didn’t want to work with him.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said the incumbent President had been the one pressuring him to work with his administration but that he has repeatedly rejected the offer.

El-Rufai said this while granting a brief interview to journalists recently.

“I met with Bola Ahmed Tinubu over ten times and told him that I do not want any government job. I do not want to work with him. He is the one pressuring me to work with him.

“I have been the one rejecting the offer to work with him. Wallahi tallahi billahi, I am too big for someone to be my godfather,” El-Rufai said in the Hausa language.

Recall that El-Rufai was one of the former governors Tinubu listed in his ministerial nominee list forwarded to the Senate weeks ago for screening.

However, El-Rufai was not confirmed by the Senate over alleged security reasons.