Presidency Dismisses El-Rufai’s Claim Of Tinubu’s Power Ambition

The Presidency has dismissed claims by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, that President Bola Tinubu may attempt to cling to power beyond constitutional limits.

PUNCH Online reports that El-Rufai had warned that Tinubu could try to emulate Cameroon’s Paul Biya, who has ruled since 1982 and recently declared his intention to contest again at 92.

The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory stated that Tinbu may be in “power for life” if Nigerians fail to unite against him in the 2027 elections.

El-Rufai made the remarks on Saturday when he received former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who paid him a solidarity visit following an attack by political thugs during the inauguration of the African Democratic Congress in Kaduna.

The sum total of this is that we are facing an evil of such a large proportion in the history of this country that if we don’t come together and end this Tinubu administration by 2027, Tinubu will try to be our Paul Biya. All the signs are there, this is how Paul Biya started,” El-Rufai had said.

Responding in a post via his X handle on Sunday night, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, described the comments as “unfounded speculations” and “political fabrications.”