The All Progressives Congress, APC, has tasked former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to wait for 2027 before unfolding a media war against the ruling party.
According to the ruling party, it is not yet time for political campaigns.
National Secretary of the APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, the National Secretary of the APC was reacting to remarks attributed to El-Rufai on Saturday in Sokoto State.
The former governor was addressing ADC faithful in the North-West state as part of the opposition party’s grassroots mobilisation.
He alleged that the nation would find it difficult to survive another four years under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if the ruling party was elected into power in the 2027 presidential election by Nigerians.
El-Rufai claimed that he did not join politics to enrich himself but to serve.
According to him, "If we allow APC to continue, the little that remains of our national cohesion may be destroyed. This is not just an election, it’s the fight of our lives."
The APC National Secretary, while reacting to the former governor, advised El-Rufai to find a job to keep himself busy ahead next general elections.
He said that the guidelines for the 2027 general elections will not be unveiled until February 2026 and wondered why the former Kaduna State Governor should start to dissipate energy on an electoral process that is two years away.
"Why is he in a hurry? 2027 is far. The guidelines for the 2027 elections won’t be out until February 2026. El-Rufai should go and find a job to do.
“He can go back to school to enrich his knowledge, or play with his grandchildren," the APC Scribe told El-Rufai.
Basiru added that El-Rufai can go back to school to enrich his knowledge, or play with his grandchildren.