Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has declared that he does not engage in political pretense, taking a swipe at those he described as “Nollywood actors” in governance.
El-Rufai made the statement on Saturday in response to a social media post commending his candid approach to leadership.
“Truly, I don’t know how to pretend. Being a Nollywood actor in governance is for some others, not some of us,” he wrote on X.
His remark comes amid ongoing tensions with key figures in President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Recently, el-Rufai criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for straying from its founding principles, stating that the party no longer aligns with its original values.
His comments drew a response from Daniel Bwala, a presidential aide, who suggested that el-Rufai’s views would have been different had he been part of Tinubu’s cabinet.
However, el-Rufai dismissed the claim, maintaining that he would have spoken out against the APC regardless of his position in government.
