The previous governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has described former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s, Reno Omokri as a political mercenary retained by any paying particular person or authorities.
Talking on his X deal with on Monday, El-Rufai lambasted Omokri over feedback that he’s annoyed after being disregarded of President Tinubu’s cupboard
Irked by his remark, the previous governor referred to a previous case of alleged identification theft, the place an American lady accused Omokri of utilizing her son’s identify, Wendell Simlin, in an try and hyperlink the previous Central Financial institution of Nigeria Governor, Lamido Sanusi, to the terrorist group Boko Haram.
”Omokri had tweeted on Sunday, “Nasir el-Rufai is simply being intelligent by half in expressing his frustration at not being made a minister by attacking the funding of a rail undertaking in Lagos by the Federal Authorities.
”Beneath Buhari, Nigeria took out a $2 billion mortgage to construct a railway in Niger Republic. Did el-Rufai complain, then? “By no means! At present, that very same Niger is now hostile in direction of Nigeria.
”If we will construct a railway value $2 billion (which was 10% of the Niger Republic’s GDP at then) for a international nation, just because Basic Buhari’s father was from the Niger Republic, why shouldn’t the Federal Authorities contribute in direction of constructing a railway in Lagos State? “In any case, 8% of Nigeria’s inhabitants lives in Lagos, whereas 35% of our GDP comes from Lagos, which contributes ₦44.17 trillion to our economic system.
”How a lot does Niger Republic contribute to our GDP? Did the Federal Authorities below Jonathan not additionally spend $1.2 billion constructing the Abuja-Kaduna superfast 187-kilometre railway?” Omokri stated on his X deal with
In response, El-Rufai shared footage on X of Omokri protesting towards Tinubu’s election and making unflattering remarks about him.
“The attention-grabbing life cycle of Wendell Simlin, additionally typically retained as a political mercenary by any particular person or authorities that may pay.”El-Rufai wrote.
El-Rufai’s feedback sparked reactions throughout the political sphere, notably amongst All Progressives Congress chieftains. Some considered his remarks as an affront to President Tinubu’s administration.
