El-Rufai laments silence of friends, ex-colleagues amid his legal, political troubles

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has said helium stood by his erstwhile colleagues, friends and household members astatine a “considerable idiosyncratic cost.”

El-Rufai said that contempt lasting by them during their difficulties, immoderate of his erstwhile colleagues, friends and household members person present gone soundless amid his existent ineligible and governmental travail.

In a connection titled “My Relationships and the Aftermath,” dated September 23, 2026, El-Rufai said helium had ever been guided by his Islamic faith, Arewa upbringing, idiosyncratic values and conscience.

He said his enactment for radical was ne'er based connected expectations of praise, gratitude oregon reciprocity, stressing that those were choices helium made freely and remained liable for.

El-Rufai acknowledged that immoderate radical whitethorn present take to speak, stay silent, contradict relationships oregon “try rewriting history.”

He said, “Some radical person mentioned that they are disquieted astir the quiescent behaviour of immoderate colleagues, friends and household members whom I utilized to enactment oregon person adjacent ties with publicly.

“My ain sentiment astir this is beauteous straightforward, and I’m going to stock it now.

“Throughout my life, I’ve tried to bash my champion for my co-workers and friends, my family, and radical everywhere, based connected my Islamic beliefs, my ...