Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has addressed the silence of some of his former colleagues, friends, and family members amid his current circumstances, saying he bears neither hatred nor resentment toward those who have chosen not to stand by him.
The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory made this known in a statement titled “My Relationships and the Aftermath”, released on his X handle on Wednesday.
El-Rufai said he had supported people and causes over the years based on his Islamic faith, Arewa upbringing, personal values and conscience, rather than an expectation of praise or reciprocity.
“Over the years, I have stood by people and for causes I believed in, sometimes in difficult circumstances and at considerable personal cost. I did so not in expectation of praise, gratitude or reciprocity, but because I believed it was right,” he said.
El-Rufai said those he had supported were free to decide how they would respond to his present circumstances, noting that some might speak, remain silent or even distance themselves from previous relationships.
“Those I have supported are free to make their own choices now that circumstances are reversed. Some may speak; others may remain silent. Others may even deny our relationship or try rewriting history,” he said.
He added, “Their reasons are their own, and I do not wish to judge them merely because their response differs from what others—or even I—might have expected.”
