Our support for Tinubu was unconditional – El-Rufai

El-Rufai played a key role among the Northern governors in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who, before the party’s primaries, insisted that a Southerner should succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.
Tinubu ultimately emerged as the APC candidate and later won the election against Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).

However, El-Rufai appears to have distanced himself from Tinubu’s administration and has been vocal in his criticism of both the president and the APC. This has led to ongoing verbal clashes between him and some of Tinubu’s aides on X.

Yesterday, an X user, @realYusufTukur, alleged that Tinubu and his allies had eagerly sought El-Rufai’s support before the election, only to later downplay his contributions.

“When they were desperately seeking El-Rufai’s support, #officialABAT and his goons were everywhere singing Malam’s praises. Given their penchant for ingratitude, however, they’ve turned around to claim that Malam didn’t even support PBAT. But these testimonies say otherwise,” Tukur posted.

Responding via his X handle, El-Rufai maintained that his actions were motivated by duty rather than expectation of reward, adding that recent developments were simply a reflection of human nature.

“We did what we did for God, country, and party, expecting nothing in return. What is unfolding is merely another life experience and part of human nature. We have moved on, but their conscience won’t let them sleep well. Thanks anyway,” he wrote.