Tinubu’s Camp Mum As El-Rufai Makes New Contacts With SDP (Pictures)

The camp of President Bola Tinubu has continued to keep mum as it emerged that the immediate past former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has  continued to deepen contact with the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP).

GWG.ng reports that El-Rufai was pictured at the Abuja residence of Senator Abubakar Gada, along with SDP chairman Shehu Musa Gabam and other party leaders.

Daily Trust which broke the story reported that also present were Senator Teslim Folarin, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate for Oyo State in the 2023 general elections, and Senator Nazif Suleiman, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from Bauchi State.

This meeting at Senator Gada’s home in Abuja on Sunday night came shortly after El-Rufai hosted a gathering at his Abuja residence, which included the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Kashim Ibrahim-Imam (a chieftain of the APC), Shehu Musa Gabam, and others, for a Ramadan iftar (the breaking of fast).

El-Rufai also visited Gabam at the SDP secretariat.

While photos from these visits have sparked various reactions on social media, with many speculating about El-Rufai’s potential presidential bid in 2027, his media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, has denied any political motives behind the visits.

Adekeye stated that the speculations were merely an “unhealthy obsession with politics,” emphasizing that personal relationships can exist independently of political affiliations.

GWG.ng reports that Mallam El-Rufai was one of the key backers of Tinubu in the All Progressives Congress, APC ahead of the 2023 presidential election and was instrumental in mobilising support for him in the North and in some key Peoples Democratic Party, PDP controlled states in the South.

Though the former governor had initially claimed he did not want to be part of the new government he was nevertheless nominated for a ministerial position but eventually stopped by a security report that has yet to be made open.

With additional reports from Daily Trust

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