Malam Nasir El-Rufai must read this for a reality check about his public posturing: Nasir El-Rufai’s Hypocrisy, Manipulation and the Politics of Manufactured Northern VictimhooddBySa’adiyyah Adebisi Hassan Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai is at it again weaponizing religion, inflaming northern emotions, and inventing conspiracies just because he is no longer the one sitting close to the corridors of power.He shared Bello Doka’s article alleging that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is “waging a quiet war against the Muslim North.” Coming from a man whose politics has been built on religious division, the propaganda is painfully predictable.
But let us tell ourselves the truth:Politics of religion is dead. Competence has taken center stage.
The North will not be dragged backwards by one man’s bitterness.El-Rufai’s Problem Is Not the North His problem is that Tinubu is not using himThis sudden defence of “Muslim North” did not exist during Buhari’s government. Where was this righteous energy when Buhari filled every important office with northern Muslims?Chief of Army Staff – Muslim, NorthChief of Air Staff – Muslim, NorthDefense Minister – Muslim, NorthWhat happened?Banditry explodedKaduna burnedZamfara collapsedKatsina was bleedingFarms became graveyardsSchools were turned to kidnap marketsSo let’s ask El-Rufai:If Muslim appointments automatically bring security, why did your own Kaduna become the epicenter of killings under a Muslim – Muslim government?The hypocrisy is loudWhen Buhari filled Nigeria with northerners, El-Rufai said: “Appointments should be based on competence.”
Today Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu balances appointments and suddenly competence no longer matters, only religion matters?Where did this sudden “love” for northern Muslims come from?El-Rufai, the same man who said Kaduna South complaints against Muslim – Muslim ticket were childish, is now crying religion?The hypocrisy is disgusting.
The North must stop allowing political manipulators to play saviorThe same El-Rufai who silenced clergy in Kaduna is now pretending to defend Islam? The same man who divided Kaduna by religion for 8 years now wants to preach religious fairness?Nigeria knows him, Kaduna knows him, history knows him.
Whenever Nigeria begins to unite, El-Rufai appears with matches and kerosene.Religion is his political oxygen.Division is his comfort zone.Chaos is his political career.
Tinubu owes you competence, not sectarian appointmentsThe entire idea that “Northern Muslims are being removed” collapses when placed beside reality:Middle Belt finally has representationNortherners are still in key officesChristian Northerners are finally considered human beingsAppointments are no longer a religious monopolyIs that war? Or sanity?A northerner is not defined by religionEl-Rufai’s logic is clear: If you are not a Muslim, even if you are from Northern Nigeria, you don’t belong.
So Plateau, Benue, Southern Kaduna and Taraba should become foreign countries?This is exactly why Middle Belt shunned northern politics under Buhari.
Tinubu is correcting decades of marginalisation inside the North itself.Tinubu is doing what El-Rufai never had the courage to do
Balancing the system Uniting the countryReducing ethnic monopolyRestraining religious dominanceAnd that is what truly frightens him.Nigerians are tired of religious merchantsWe want roadsWe want electricityWe want better securityWe want working economyWe want competent appointeesNot loud emotional blackmail from political middlemen searching for relevance.If Northern Muslims like Buratai, Sadiq, Monguno, Badaru and others could not secure Nigeria when they controlled everything, then the problem is not religion..
