Coalition held crucial nocturnal meeting on how to oust Tinubu: El-Rufai
Embittered former Governor Nasir El-Rufai says he and other opposition figures held a nocturnal meeting on how to oust President Bola Tinubu from office in the 2027 presidential election.
Mr El-Rufai, formerly of the All Progressives Congress and a one-time ally of Mr Tinubu, recently defected to the Social Democratic Party.
He said his main goal was to ensure the incumbent did not win his reelection bid come 2027.
Mr El-Rufai stated this at the Arewa TechFest in Katsina on Wednesday.
“Yesterday at 8:00 p.m., there was a very important meeting of the coalition we’re putting together to ensure that President Tinubu goes back to Lagos,” Mr El-Rufai said.
The former Kaduna governor added, “Though we will still keep Bosun Tijani. We will still keep the minister because he is doing good work.”
In March, when he defected to the SDP, Mr El-Rufai vowed to lead a coalition to challenge Mr Tinubu in the 2027 election.
The former Kaduna governor fell out with Mr Tinubu when he did not get a ministerial nod.
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