Ex-Chief of Staff Sa'idu Accuses El-Rufai of Betrayal
Bashir Sa'idu, who served as Chief of Staff to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, publicly accused El-Rufai of betrayal, asserting that it was his political group that facilitated El-Rufai's success in the 2015 and 2019 governorship elections. In an interview with Radio France Internationale, Sa'idu refuted claims that El-Rufai was responsible for the political careers of those who distanced themselves from him.
He specifically criticized El-Rufai's backing of Isah Ashiru in the African Democratic Congress governorship primary, where Ashiru won with 86,113 votes, while Ja'afaru Sani, a former commissioner under El-Rufai, received 29,580 votes and rejected the results due to alleged irregularities. Sa'idu claimed that El-Rufai had abandoned his original allies in favor of younger associates.
Following dissatisfaction with the ADC's management, Sa'idu and Sani returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections, joining other former allies who left the ADC for similar reasons.
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