A chieftain of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has cautioned the
Presidency ‘not to fall to the antics’ of Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna state.
Reacting to comments attributed to the Women Affairs Minister, Aisha Alhassan, Frank noted that El-Rufai has record of betraying all his benefactors.
Frank also warned that the claim by the governor of a ‘Buharist’ group amounts to disservice to some other Nigerians who truly love the President.
In a statement in Abuja on Saturday, September 9, 2017, Frank described Mama Taraba’s ‘endorsement’ of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar for the 2019 Presidency as show of ‘honesty and not a disrespect for President Buhari.’
His words:“The
President Buhari I know is a man of the people. The President knows
people who are truly his own and when people are talking of loyalty,
El-rufai should keep quiet because he is not known to be one. A serial
betrayer like this governor has no record of loyalty to anybody.
“Governor
El-rufai does not have electoral value and credibility to force the
President to contest in 2019. Buhari is in best position to take such
decision by himself.”
Frank alleged that El-Rufai
was doing all that to blackmail the President into his endorsement
should Buhari not seek re-election in 2019.
“When Nigerians
were busy praying for safe return of Mr President from his medical leave
to London some months back, it was alleged that the likes of El-rufai
were busy scheming on how to become the Vice President.
“El-rufai
is known for singing sycophantic praises to whoever is in government.
He did it to former President Olusegun Obasenjo and later abandoned him.
He did it to Alhaji Atiku, who brought him to limelight, and again
turned to his enemy.
“He
has even repeated this same act against President Muhammadu Buhari, who
El-rufai said would never become President. The record is there for
everybody to see. He will do it again once Buhari leaves government.“Maybe,
El-rufai was expecting Mama Taraba to become selfish, self-centered,
arrogant and turn Judas like him, and turn her back against Atiku
Abubakar who will always stand by her again and again politically,” he added.
Frank
also recalled that the same El-rufai had late last year written a
lengthy lamentation letter to the President which was later made public.