The current location of the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai might have been made public.
It would be recalled that El-Rufai was said to have travelled out of the country following the Senate’s decision to step down the confirmation of his ministerial nomination over security issues.
Before leaving Nigeria, the former Governor had reportedly informed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he is no longer interested in serving in his administration as a minister.
He then jetted out of the country after withdrawing his interest in ministerial appointment.
Recall that El-Rufai was one of only three ministerial nominations that were withheld when the list of 48 nominees was approved by the Senate last week. Others whose nomination did not receive Senate approval are Abubakar Danladi of Taraba and Stella Okotete of Delta.
The senators, however, cleared 45 candidates, including Nyesom Wike, Bello Matawalle, Gboyega Oyetola, and Abubakar Bagudu, amongst others.
A source told Daily Trust that El-Rufai was off to Europe, but will be in Egypt first.
However, a Twitter post on Tuesday by a former aide of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad suggests that El-Rufai might be in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.
Taking to the micro-blogging site, Ahmad tweeted a picture of El-Rufai with the caption “Chilling in Beirut.”
The picture suggests it was taken from El-Rufai’s social media update directly.
See the tweet.
Chilling in Beirut. pic.twitter.com/4WH6aMpR3i
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) August 15, 2023
