‘El-Rufai’s Ministerial Nomination, Rejection Does Not Concern APC Governors’ – Gov Sule

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said the controversy surrounding the ministerial ordeal of former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, does not concern the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF).

Naijaonpoint reports that Sule, while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, clarified that El-Rufai remains a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) despite the National Assembly’s rejection of his ministerial nomination in August 2023.

Sule, a member of the PGF, stated that the circumstances leading to El-Rufai’s nomination and rejection were outside the purview of the PGF or the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.

The governor further emphasised that the president and other relevant agencies are solely responsible for decisions regarding ministerial appointments.

He said, “El-Rufai has not left our party; he is still part of our party.

“What led to his El-Rufai’s nomination, what led to his rejection by the Senate or by the security agencies, to be honest with you, are not issues we discussed either at the Progressives Governors’ Forum or even the Nigeria Governors’ Forum. They are not issues because what doesn’t concern us, we can do nothing about it.

“It is the prerogative of Mr President to nominate whoever should be his minister, and he nominated. Also, there are agencies including the National Assembly that either confirm or reject, and they rejected (him).”