Presidency Counters El-Rufai on Alleged Tinubu Life Presidency Claim

According to Bayo Onanuga, president Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s spokesperson, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, is mistaken in his claim that Tinubu aspires to be Nigeria’s life president.

According to El-Rufai, the current administration was already leaning toward authoritarianism, hence all of the president’s Democratic credentials were “fake.”

Onanuga made the statement after El-Rufai met with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the weekend. According to Onanuga, there are indications that President Tinubu wants to become “Paul Biya of Cameroon,” a head of state who has held power since 1982.

However, upon being re-elected in 2027, “President Tinubu is a democrat who does not intend to stay in office beyond May 28, 2031,” responded Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

“This plot is proving to be unattainable, a mission doomed to fail,” Onanuga said, hinting that the leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) might require assistance. He also said that the former Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister has acknowledged the futility of attempts by his associates in his new party to stop President Tinubu’s reelection in 2027.

“This stands in stark contrast to his narrative that the region has abandoned the President,” he added, expressing amazement at the recent support for the President during his visit to Kaduna State.

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai seems to need some assistance, particularly in light of his recent baseless allegations and conjectures regarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Onanuga said in a post on his social media account.

El-Rufai’s recognition of the futility of his colleagues’ attempts in his new party to stop President Tinubu’s probable reelection in 2027 is becoming more and more clear. A mission doomed to fail, this plot is turning out to be unachievable.

Following news of President Tinubu’s lavish greeting in Kaduna last Friday, El-Rufai was obviously taken aback by the extent of the North’s continued support for the president. His claim that the area has deserted the President is in sharp contrast to this.

He responded by circulating other ludicrous rumors, such as the preposterous and false rumor that President Tinubu plans to become a “life president” after 2027.

“President Tinubu is a Democrat who, if reelected in 2027, has no intention of remaining in office until May 28, 2031.

He wrote, “Governor Uba Sani might want to get in touch with his predecessor, since El-Rufai might use some expert counseling to help him avoid his recent hallucinations and political fabrications on Tinubu and 2027.”