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El-Rufai Didn’t Speak His Mind—He Lost It on Live TV
it was El-Rufai Unmasked: When a Small Man Plays a Big Devil on National TV.
Disaster: Arrogance, Amnesia, and a Tongue Too Small for Statesmanship.
Call it Arise News or Arise Madness? El-Rufai’s Public Self-Destruction in 45 Minutes.
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s Arise News appearance was less a critique of governance and more a public unraveling — riddled with insults, arrogance, and a total disregard for the dignity of the presidency.

Calling a sitting president names isn’t candor; it’s contempt. It’s not statesmanship; it’s sabotage dressed in eloquence.

This isn’t the first time. He’s insulted Obasanjo (who gave him his national platform), dismissed Atiku (under whom he rose), disrespected Yar’Adua, maligned Jonathan — and now, turns on Tinubu. The pattern is clear: praise when convenient, betrayal when denied access.

Leadership isn’t about applause or anger — it’s about principle. And El-Rufai’s record shows more venom than vision.

There’s a Yoruba proverb: “Agba kii wa loja, ki ori omo tuntun wo” — elders are meant to protect, not cause misalignment. But what happens when the elder is the one shaking the child?

Nigeria doesn’t need theatrical bitterness from former leaders. We need maturity, not mischief. Healing, not hostility. Solutions, not ego trips.

El-Rufai didn’t just insult the President — he insulted every Nigerian who still believes leadership should be noble, not noisy.

Can’t you address the issues without insulting his height? Is Tinubu not a very short man? When he takes pictures with others, he is usually the shortest.

SmartEnergyng:
El-Rufai Didn’t Speak His Mind—He Lost It on Live TV
it was El-Rufai Unmasked: When a Small Man Plays a Big Devil on National TV.
Disaster: Arrogance, Amnesia, and a Tongue Too Small for Statesmanship.
Call it Arise News or Arise Madness? El-Rufai’s Public Self-Destruction in 45 Minutes.
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s Arise News appearance was less a critique of governance and more a public unraveling — riddled with insults, arrogance, and a total disregard for the dignity of the presidency.

Calling a sitting president names isn’t candor; it’s contempt. It’s not statesmanship; it’s sabotage dressed in eloquence.

This isn’t the first time. He’s insulted Obasanjo (who gave him his national platform), dismissed Atiku (under whom he rose), disrespected Yar’Adua, maligned Jonathan — and now, turns on Tinubu. The pattern is clear: praise when convenient, betrayal when denied access.

Leadership isn’t about applause or anger — it’s about principle. And El-Rufai’s record shows more venom than vision.

There’s a Yoruba proverb: “Agba kii wa loja, ki ori omo tuntun wo” — elders are meant to protect, not cause misalignment. But what happens when the elder is the one shaking the child?

Nigeria doesn’t need theatrical bitterness from former leaders. We need maturity, not mischief. Healing, not hostility. Solutions, not ego trips.

El-Rufai didn’t just insult the President — he insulted every Nigerian who still believes leadership should be noble, not noisy.

No different to what many Northerners are doing lately and, in all fairness, not limited to El Rufai alone.

The likes of Atiku, Ndume, Sule Lamido, Malami, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, Hajiya Nàja'atu Mohammed, Bala Mohammed and even El Rufai'd son etal.

They have all thrown caution to the wind to show the only President they can be decorous to is a Northerner. As we saw under Buhari when they were all graveyard silent.

For a people who shy away from criticising their leaders publicly, as a strict social code, they don't shy away from being most hatefully uncouth and disrespectful against leaders not from their region.

Intellectuals from other regions are learning about the many ugly, fundamentalist, imperialist and intolerantly radical side of Northerners and planning/strategizing silently.

Like Tinubu who ignores them and just gets on with the mission at hand. Thing can never go back to how these arrogant, born-to-rule and ungracious imperialists want it. They are least fit/qualified to lead Nigeria yet always demanding power by fire by force.

Nigeria is changing permanently. They should go and upgrade their skills and fitness to help them eschew parasitism.

Indolent parasitism on the centre is dying and, I suspect, this is the cause of their major pain and uncouth disrespectful attacks against a resolute Southern President.

Pray he doesn't send more killer fulani herdsmen from mali, niger, chad and co to cause more destabilization of Nigeria .

WizardOfNG:
No different to what many Northerners are doing lately and, in all fairness, not limited to El Rufai alone.

The likes of Atiku, Ndume, Sule Lamido, Malami, Yusuf Baba-Ahmed, Hajiya Nàja'atu Mohammed, Bala Mohammed and even El Rufai'd son etal.

They have all thrown caution to the wind to show the only President they can be decorous to is a Northerner. As we saw under Buhari when they were all graveyard silent.

For a people who shy away from criticising their leaders publicly, as a strict social code, they don't shy away from being most hatefully uncouth and disrespectful against leaders not from their region.

Intellectuals from other regions are learning about the many ugly, fundamentalist, imperialist and intolerantly radical side of Northerners and planning/strategizing silently.

Like Tinubu who ignores them and just gets on with the mission at hand. Thing can never go back to how these arrogant, born-to-rule and ungracious imperialists want it. They are least fit/qualified to lead Nigeria yet always demanding power by fire by force.

Nigeria is changing permanently. They should go and upgrade their skills and fitness to help them eschew parasitism.

Indolent parasitism on the centre is dying and, I suspect, this is the cause of their major pain and uncouth disrespectful attacks against a resolute Southern President.

You’ve spoken truth with bold clarity — and I couldn’t agree more.

Like President Tinubu, who wisely chooses to stay focused on the job at hand, Nigeria must continue to rise above the noise of those who feel entitled to rule but are unwilling to serve. The days when political blackmail, tribal entitlement, and imperial arrogance could hold this country hostage are over — permanently.

SmartEnergyng:
El-Rufai Didn’t Speak His Mind—He Lost It on Live TV
it was El-Rufai Unmasked: When a Small Man Plays a Big Devil on National TV.
Disaster: Arrogance, Amnesia, and a Tongue Too Small for Statesmanship.
Call it Arise News or Arise Madness? El-Rufai’s Public Self-Destruction in 45 Minutes.
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s Arise News appearance was less a critique of governance and more a public unraveling — riddled with insults, arrogance, and a total disregard for the dignity of the presidency.

Calling a sitting president names isn’t candor; it’s contempt. It’s not statesmanship; it’s sabotage dressed in eloquence.

This isn’t the first time. He’s insulted Obasanjo (who gave him his national platform), dismissed Atiku (under whom he rose), disrespected Yar’Adua, maligned Jonathan — and now, turns on Tinubu. The pattern is clear: praise when convenient, betrayal when denied access.

Leadership isn’t about applause or anger — it’s about principle. And El-Rufai’s record shows more venom than vision.

There’s a Yoruba proverb: “Agba kii wa loja, ki ori omo tuntun wo” — elders are meant to protect, not cause misalignment. But what happens when the elder is the one shaking the child?

Nigeria doesn’t need theatrical bitterness from former leaders. We need maturity, not mischief. Healing, not hostility. Solutions, not ego trips.

El-Rufai didn’t just insult the President — he insulted every Nigerian who still believes leadership should be noble, not noisy.

I wasted my time reading this till I got to a point it all said another guy from SW with his rubbish is talking.
Why is the SW now discovering all this about elrufai
Why didn't they speak up when he went to represent SW president at chattan house
Why didn't they discover this during election when he mentioned body bag in defense of SW election rigging
Why didn't they speak out when SW president went to kaduna to campaign. And said he will not leave the stage till elrufai comes to assure him he will work with him
Why didn't they discover all this when elrufai destroyed obi image with lies in the North. He went further to say obi should not come to North to campaign because he will not allow it.

They are discovering all these now because he is aligning with SE and obi.

Who do they think they can deceive.

You used him to grab power. We are using him to take it back even if he is the devil to SW now.
Your SW pastor son of redeem went to collect contracts and his father who is the redeem GO went several times to pray for him in kaduna. Why didn't he say his is a butcher or terrorist then.

SmartEnergyng:
You’ve spoken truth with bold clarity — and I couldn’t agree more.

Like President Tinubu, who wisely chooses to stay focused on the job at hand, Nigeria must continue to rise above the noise of those who feel entitled to rule but are unwilling to serve. The days when political blackmail, tribal entitlement, and imperial arrogance could hold this country hostage are over — permanently.

And after 2 yrs see where the country is now.Is your life better now.If you say yes.May it remain permanently so for you and family..amen

SmartEnergyng:
El-Rufai Didn’t Speak His Mind—He Lost It on Live TV
it was El-Rufai Unmasked: When a Small Man Plays a Big Devil on National TV.
Disaster: Arrogance, Amnesia, and a Tongue Too Small for Statesmanship.
Call it Arise News or Arise Madness? El-Rufai’s Public Self-Destruction in 45 Minutes.
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s Arise News appearance was less a critique of governance and more a public unraveling — riddled with insults, arrogance, and a total disregard for the dignity of the presidency.

Calling a sitting president names isn’t candor; it’s contempt. It’s not statesmanship; it’s sabotage dressed in eloquence.

This isn’t the first time. He’s insulted Obasanjo (who gave him his national platform), dismissed Atiku (under whom he rose), disrespected Yar’Adua, maligned Jonathan — and now, turns on Tinubu. The pattern is clear: praise when convenient, betrayal when denied access.

Leadership isn’t about applause or anger — it’s about principle. And El-Rufai’s record shows more venom than vision.

There’s a Yoruba proverb: “Agba kii wa loja, ki ori omo tuntun wo” — elders are meant to protect, not cause misalignment. But what happens when the elder is the one shaking the child?

Nigeria doesn’t need theatrical bitterness from former leaders. We need maturity, not mischief. Healing, not hostility. Solutions, not ego trips.

El-Rufai didn’t just insult the President — he insulted every Nigerian who still believes leadership should be noble, not noisy.

Which Noble persons with Convictions in Chicago , uncleared origins .Contested Education .
Parents unknown
Siblings unknown
Secondary school unknown
Wealth Suspicious .
There Notting Noble here

Streetinvestor2:
And after 2 yrs see where the country is now.Is your life better now.If you say yes.May it remain permanently so for you and family..amen

The country is on the path to recovery...

More revenue to the states and local governments — thanks to the removal of fuel subsidy and improved revenue-sharing from the federation account.

Record foreign reserve growth, bolstered by strategic financial reforms and rising global oil and gas prices.

Stabilizing the naira through coordinated monetary policy with the Central Bank and unified exchange rate management.

Clearer fiscal direction, with major budget reforms and an emphasis on capital spending over recurrent waste.

Historic student loan scheme launched, giving thousands of young Nigerians access to higher education without upfront financial burden.

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) — even with its flaws — kickstarted national conversation and investment in alternative fuel.

Electricity reforms underway, including the Electricity Act 2023 implementation and decentralization of power generation and distribution.

Renewed investor confidence shown by multibillion-naira pledges from domestic and international players in oil, agriculture, fintech, and infrastructure.

Strengthening of national security architecture, with the reorganization of service chiefs and improved synergy between intelligence agencies.

Nigerian Customs Service revenue at all-time high, following digitization and enforcement of border control protocols.

Aggressive road and rail infrastructure work resumed, with projects like Lagos-Calabar coastal highway and Kano-Kaduna railway receiving new funding.

Fuel importation down, as Dangote refinery nears full operations and local refining capacity is increased.

Improved access to palliatives, including cash transfers and food distribution to the vulnerable, despite distribution challenges.

Digital economy expansion, with broadband penetration growing and youth-focused tech hubs receiving federal support.

Now ask short man devil El rufai......What exactly would he and his army of disgruntled backbenchers do differently?

Should Nigerians just tear down President Tinubu’s administration — and replace it with what, exactly?

Where are their alternative policies? Their clear roadmap? Their tested solutions?

It’s easy to criticize from the sidelines. Much harder to build.