Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has drawn a controversial comparison between Nigeria’s current political trajectory and that of Cameroon under long-serving President Paul Biya, warning that unless Nigerians act decisively in the 2027 election, President Bola Tinubu could emulate Biya’s decades-long tenure.
El-Rufai made the remarks during a solidarity visit from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Friday evening, following an incident in which APC-aligned supporters reportedly attacked him at the inauguration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna State.
Addressing the threats he sees in the current administration, El-Rufai said, “It’s a disgrace for people to behave the way they are behaving, it means all the years we were for democracy and NADECO was all fake, a pretense, all the claims we are fighting for, true federalism is all fake.”
He warned that the concentration of power at the center under the Tinubu administration could pave the way for a prolonged presidency.
“This government is trying to centralize everything instead of devolving powers to the lower levels but the sum total of this is that we are facing an evil of a large proportion in the history of this country that if we don’t come together to end this Tinubu administration in 2027, Tinubu will try to be our Paul Biya, he would be president for life, all the signs are there, this is how Paul Biya started,” El-Rufai said.
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The former governor called on Atiku to leverage his experience in governance to guide Nigerians.
“You are our leader and you have experience in democratic governance. When you and Obasanjo were in power, no man has been imprisoned because he had a different political reason, even Buhari with his military background never did that, but here we are facing full-fledged oppression,” he added.
El-Rufai also characterized the current APC administration as exceeding the repression of past military regimes.
“This is worse than any military regime we’ve ever had. Your call that we must unite is a healthy one. I think the people of Nigerians have made up their mind that this government, APC, must go,” he stated, emphasizing the urgency of collective action ahead of the next presidential election.
By invoking Paul Biya, who has maintained power in Cameroon for over four decades, El-Rufai positioned his warning as a cautionary tale about the risks of entrenched leadership and the perceived erosion of democratic norms in Nigeria.
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