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Gajagojo:
What did he say or do to bring down Jonathan's goverment more than Tinubu?
Give one example

Why not say Sowore brought down Jonathan or Fani-Kayode , Farouk Kperogi, Sheikh. Gumi or Lauretta Onochie

What exactly did El Rufai say that caused an earthquake?

So many people complain against every government?

What is so special about his own?

AMINDA:
You cannot benefit from a man you claim to be evil only to betray him and then claim you outsmarted him. That only makes you an accomplice. Elrufai made Tinubu president and he will unmake him.

Many people worked together to make Tinubu president. How did he make Tinubu president, do you even know what you are saying . I've noticed you with many y ignorant and imaginations of the mumudients... Are you aware that Tinubu even lost Kaduna in the election

AMINDA:
Tinubu was summarily defeated by Obi across the entire South and lost Lagos and even his polling unit in bourdillon. He became president with 5.6m Northern votes. I'll tell you a third option, Tinubu will be defeated at the polls and he and the Lagos boys will be chased out of the villa. He still has ample time to split the country before 2027. Otherwise, any cries from the likes of Sunday Igboho afterwards will be decisively dealt with the new government.

There is nothing like Northern

There is NW, NE, NC

Don't attach yourself by force

When Tinubu is announced as he will be

I want to see how your bandits will remove him

This is. Not Jonathan that you can intimidate with banditry

Tinubu will be announced and we want to see the banditry that you will bring
Maybe there is another level you have not shown yet

Like I said either Yoruba finish 8 years or the country splits

All this online banter is cruise

There is no way another Muslim will take over in 2027

If you cannot read that I cannot help you

El-Rufai has no solid ground to stand on this considering his 8-year misrule and discriminatory governance in Kaduna State as a governor.Late HRH Agom Akara was one of his victims of the onslaught of banditry and terrorism on South Kaduna and Kaduna-Abuja Road became a dreaded place for motorists and passengers while his tenure lasted as armed bandits and kidnappers alike laid siege day and night.

glolomoh:
Google is your friend

You made the claim
Do you agree you were just yapping

anonimi:
Did he just become a bigot or he was already a bigot when he was helping clueless Tinubu answer questions in Chatham House

And he has been the one answering questions for Tinubu since 2023 abi?

You people are yet to recover from the 2023 election loss. I wonder how you people will cope if Tinubu wins again in 2027

Yemmysworld91:
And he has been the one answering questions for Tinubu since 2023 abi?

You people are yet to recover from the 2023 election loss. I wonder how you people will cope if Tinubu wins again in 2027

How has your Tinubu answered insecurity questions since May 2023 when he hit the ground running, if by his own admission everything is rising and getting worse

donself9:
where did i say they made it up .... everything Tinubu boiz are digging out came from 5yrs ago, lets put that aside

Everything they have said are mere allegations that wont stand in court ... if they have tenable evidence El - rufai will be in jail be now not invitation .. we are not kids

My question is ... why media jabs why is El rufai not cooling off in jail since Tinubu boiz have all his crime archive

See deflection oh!

You did not answer any of my questions, you just changed direction!

1) Are Deji Adeyanju and Elnathan John (two well known Tinubu critics) Tinubu boys??

2) I did not say that you said that they made it up. What you daid was why are they making the claims now and I told you that they have been making the claims for years. Are you really saying that they started making the claims in the past 2 days??

3) What do you mean, "Why is he not cooling his heels in jail"? Are these people in government? Are they government?? Are you unaware that some of these people were actually detained when El-Rufai was governor of Kaduna??

naptu2:
Who told you that the people that are making these claims are only making them now? (Look at the links in the Audu Maikori post see how old the threads are). You actually believe that people like Deji Adeyanju and Elnathan John are Tinubu boys?? That's very funny.

They have been responding in the past 2 days (actually longer) because Rl-Rufai has been complaining about abductions in the past 2 days.

Have you checked and not gotten any answer ?

Gajagojo:
You made the claim
Do you agree you were just yapping

Be busy with this while I prepare you another pot of soup.


El-Rufai’s "Aggressive Media & Information Warfare" against the Goodluck Jonathan administration was characterized by a systematic attempt to portray the presidency as not only incompetent but actively malevolent. He leveraged social media and traditional press to create a narrative of a "sinking government" led by a "docile nonentity".
His strategy relied on three primary tactics:
1. High-Stakes Security Allegations
El-Rufai frequently linked the Jonathan administration to the Boko Haram insurgency to erode public trust:
The Funding Claim: On September 8, 2014, he alleged that Jonathan "founded and funded Boko Haram" with N50 billion to give Islam a "bad name".
Conspiracy Narratives: He claimed Jonathan traveled to Chad to plan attacks with the late President Idriss Déby.
Political Motivation: He argued the federal government desired the continuation of the insurgency because it was "profitable for security agencies" to steal from large security budgets.
2. Personal Character Attacks & Social Media Provocations
He used Twitter and Facebook to directly insult the President’s person and family, often using religious or cultural imagery:
Direct Insults: He openly tweeted his "hatred" for the President and mocked Jonathan’s intelligence.
Sacrilegious Satire: In 2013, he posted a sarcastic tweet suggesting that if Jesus criticized the government, Jonathan’s aides would claim he "slept with Mary Magdalene," which sparked massive outrage among Christians.
Mockery of Faith: He publicly mocked a photo of President Jonathan kneeling in prayer during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, framing it as political theater.
3. Financial and Administrative "Exposés"
To paint the regime as corrupt and fiscally reckless, El-Rufai released figures that were often disputed by the presidency:
Inflated Spending Claims: In October 2015, he alleged Jonathan spent N64 billion on Independence Day celebrations; the administration later produced records showing only N333 million was spent.
Ecological Fund Controversy: He accused Jonathan of "discriminatory disbursement" of the Ecological Fund, claiming N2 billion was given only to "friend" PDP states while ignoring others.
Debt Narrative: He claimed that Jonathan was taking an average of $1 billion in loans every month, a narrative used to fuel the "economic mismanagement" campaign.
4. Victimization Narratives
El-Rufai positioned himself as a target of state tyranny to gain "popular sympathy":
The "Hit List": In early 2014, he claimed to be on a government "hit list" alongside Muhammadu Buhari, intended to frame the administration as a murderous autocracy.
Strategic Leaks: He was known for leaking "secret memos" that condemned the President, which critics like Shehu Sani argued were calculated to carve out an image of El-Rufai as a "competent alternative".


El-Rufai’s information warfare was a masterclass in narrative dominance, designed to systematically dismantle the legitimacy of the Goodluck Jonathan presidency. By positioning himself as a "persecuted truth-teller," he successfully shifted public focus from the government's achievements to its perceived failures and malevolence.
1. The Persecution Narrative as a Political Shield
El-Rufai framed himself as a primary target of state tyranny to delegitimize any legal or administrative actions taken against him:
The "Threat" Label: He claimed Jonathan’s inner circle convinced the President that he was a threat to his second-term ambition, leading to a campaign to "take him out of the race".
Prison and Exile Claims: He alleged that Jonathan tried to put him in prison and that he had "suffered" and been exiled due to his presidential aspirations.
Strategic Victimhood: By declaring himself a victim, he made it politically costly for the government to prosecute him, as any action was immediately branded by the opposition as "victimization of the opposition".
2. Information Warfare: The "One Day, One Lie" Strategy
Critics and former aides to Jonathan, such as Reno Omokri, described El-Rufai's tactics as a relentless stream of provocative and often unverified claims:
Boko Haram Sponsoring: On September 8, 2014, he alleged Jonathan founded and funded Boko Haram with N50 billion to discredit Islam.
International Conspiracy: He claimed Jonathan met with Chadian President Idriss Déby to plan Boko Haram attacks.
The "Hit List" Claim: On January 5, 2014, he alleged he and Muhammadu Buhari were on a government "hit list" to be assassinated.
3. Effect on the Government's Failure to Secure a 2nd Term
These tactics had a profound impact on the 2015 election outcome by creating an atmosphere of "fear, uncertainty, and intergroup mistrust":
Erosion of Trust in the North: The persistent narrative that Jonathan was "anti-North" or sponsoring the insurgency that ravaged the region created a powerful conspiracy and "gang-up" in the North that the presidency underestimated until it was too late.
Damage to Reputation for Competence: By releasing inflated figures—such as claiming N64 billion was spent on Independence Day when only N333 million was used—he painted a picture of a reckless and "clueless" administration.
Opposition Consolidation: The information warfare provided the "moral" justification for the APC merger, as he argued smaller parties had to unite to survive a "tyrannical" PDP.
Focus Shift: The administration was forced into a defensive posture, spending critical campaign time debunking "spurious and defamatory" statements rather than promoting its own agenda.

boxypane:
As a sane human, you need not belong to any divide to see a tyrant. You for one behave like a hypocrite online, probably that's what you are in real life...

My opinion about el rufia remains the same.

You guys spent the 8 years of his government defending him of all the atrocities in southern Kaduna now that he's against your tiny god you hypocrites begin to sing a different songs.

El rufia will bring you people down along side himself.

Good luck on the evil you helped build.

glolomoh:
Have you checked and not gotten any answer ?

So we're just blabbing

Katell:
Be busy with this while I prepare you another pot of soup.


El-Rufai’s "Aggressive Media & Information Warfare" against the Goodluck Jonathan administration was characterized by a systematic attempt to portray the presidency as not only incompetent but actively malevolent. He leveraged social media and traditional press to create a narrative of a "sinking government" led by a "docile nonentity".
His strategy relied on three primary tactics:
1. High-Stakes Security Allegations
El-Rufai frequently linked the Jonathan administration to the Boko Haram insurgency to erode public trust:
The Funding Claim: On September 8, 2014, he alleged that Jonathan "founded and funded Boko Haram" with N50 billion to give Islam a "bad name".
Conspiracy Narratives: He claimed Jonathan traveled to Chad to plan attacks with the late President Idriss Déby.
Political Motivation: He argued the federal government desired the continuation of the insurgency because it was "profitable for security agencies" to steal from large security budgets.
2. Personal Character Attacks & Social Media Provocations
He used Twitter and Facebook to directly insult the President’s person and family, often using religious or cultural imagery:
Direct Insults: He openly tweeted his "hatred" for the President and mocked Jonathan’s intelligence.
Sacrilegious Satire: In 2013, he posted a sarcastic tweet suggesting that if Jesus criticized the government, Jonathan’s aides would claim he "slept with Mary Magdalene," which sparked massive outrage among Christians.
Mockery of Faith: He publicly mocked a photo of President Jonathan kneeling in prayer during a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, framing it as political theater.
3. Financial and Administrative "Exposés"
To paint the regime as corrupt and fiscally reckless, El-Rufai released figures that were often disputed by the presidency:
Inflated Spending Claims: In October 2015, he alleged Jonathan spent N64 billion on Independence Day celebrations; the administration later produced records showing only N333 million was spent.
Ecological Fund Controversy: He accused Jonathan of "discriminatory disbursement" of the Ecological Fund, claiming N2 billion was given only to "friend" PDP states while ignoring others.
Debt Narrative: He claimed that Jonathan was taking an average of $1 billion in loans every month, a narrative used to fuel the "economic mismanagement" campaign.
4. Victimization Narratives
El-Rufai positioned himself as a target of state tyranny to gain "popular sympathy":
The "Hit List": In early 2014, he claimed to be on a government "hit list" alongside Muhammadu Buhari, intended to frame the administration as a murderous autocracy.
Strategic Leaks: He was known for leaking "secret memos" that condemned the President, which critics like Shehu Sani argued were calculated to carve out an image of El-Rufai as a "competent alternative".


El-Rufai’s information warfare was a masterclass in narrative dominance, designed to systematically dismantle the legitimacy of the Goodluck Jonathan presidency. By positioning himself as a "persecuted truth-teller," he successfully shifted public focus from the government's achievements to its perceived failures and malevolence.
1. The Persecution Narrative as a Political Shield
El-Rufai framed himself as a primary target of state tyranny to delegitimize any legal or administrative actions taken against him:
The "Threat" Label: He claimed Jonathan’s inner circle convinced the President that he was a threat to his second-term ambition, leading to a campaign to "take him out of the race".
Prison and Exile Claims: He alleged that Jonathan tried to put him in prison and that he had "suffered" and been exiled due to his presidential aspirations.
Strategic Victimhood: By declaring himself a victim, he made it politically costly for the government to prosecute him, as any action was immediately branded by the opposition as "victimization of the opposition".
2. Information Warfare: The "One Day, One Lie" Strategy
Critics and former aides to Jonathan, such as Reno Omokri, described El-Rufai's tactics as a relentless stream of provocative and often unverified claims:
Boko Haram Sponsoring: On September 8, 2014, he alleged Jonathan founded and funded Boko Haram with N50 billion to discredit Islam.
International Conspiracy: He claimed Jonathan met with Chadian President Idriss Déby to plan Boko Haram attacks.
The "Hit List" Claim: On January 5, 2014, he alleged he and Muhammadu Buhari were on a government "hit list" to be assassinated.
3. Effect on the Government's Failure to Secure a 2nd Term
These tactics had a profound impact on the 2015 election outcome by creating an atmosphere of "fear, uncertainty, and intergroup mistrust":
Erosion of Trust in the North: The persistent narrative that Jonathan was "anti-North" or sponsoring the insurgency that ravaged the region created a powerful conspiracy and "gang-up" in the North that the presidency underestimated until it was too late.
Damage to Reputation for Competence: By releasing inflated figures—such as claiming N64 billion was spent on Independence Day when only N333 million was used—he painted a picture of a reckless and "clueless" administration.
Opposition Consolidation: The information warfare provided the "moral" justification for the APC merger, as he argued smaller parties had to unite to survive a "tyrannical" PDP.
Focus Shift: The administration was forced into a defensive posture, spending critical campaign time debunking "spurious and defamatory" statements rather than promoting its own agenda.

All Nigerians did the same online noise

There is nothing special about what El Rufai was doing

The voting pattern in the NW or NE did not change in 2015 from 2011
It did not change in the SE or the SS

The major change was in the SW and Kwara , as well as Kogi

To that extent

Tinubu and Saraki were the game changers not El Rufai's farts
They are the two most important people



Fact check
No one has won presidency without Kwara since 1999

Buhari did not achieve that until 2015

Election in Nigeria is about structure and money

Even if people vote for you who will protect it without structure especially against an Incumbent president


That is what Tinubu and Saraki gave Buhari in 2015

The topic is on el-rufai and his unruly behaviours. Stay focus on the topic and do not derail.

When it is time to discuss other politicians or Nigerians online, it will be thoroughly addressed.

You asked for name of a government el rufai has brought down, you were given an answer. You proceeded to ask how; answer was also given. This is where the discuss is, you can continue from there.

Gajagojo:
All Nigerians did the same online noise

There is nothing special about what El Rufai was doing

The voting pattern in the NW or NE did not change in 2015 from 2011
It did not change in the SE or the SS

The major change was in the SW and Kwara , as well as Kogi

To that extent

Tinubu and Saraki were the game changers not El Rufai's farts
They are the two most important people



Fact check
No one has won presidency without Kwara since 1999

Buhari did not achieve that until 2015

Election in Nigeria is about structure and money

Even if people vote for you who will protect it without structure especially against an Incumbent president


That is what Tinubu and Saraki gave Buhari in 2015

Katell:
The topic is on el-rufai and his unruly behaviours. Stay focus on the topic and do not derail.

When it is time to discuss other politicians or Nigerians online, it will be thoroughly addressed.

You asked for name of a government el rufai has brought down, you were given an answer. You proceeded to ask how; answer was also given. This is where the discuss is, you can continue from there.

I cannot teach you English
You gave evidence he was a noise maker like Nnamdi Kanu, Lauretta Onochie etc

My point is the main states that changed their voting pattern was SW , Kogi and Kwara

Credit for that goes to Tinubu and Saraki

How does Elrufai affect how SW vote?

AMINDA:
You cannot benefit from a man you claim to be evil only to betray him and then claim you outsmarted him. That only makes you an accomplice. Elrufai made Tinubu president and he will unmake him.

How did El Rufai make Tinubu President?. He was more or less a Yes man. He supported Tinubu because he had no choice and was looking for a way to remain relevant and probably cover his tracks. He has skeletons in his cupboard enough for his nomination as minister to be blocked by the DSS. Who are his people? The majority of Northern Muslims hate his guts and you call that one a power broker?. Why Tinubu probably won't arrest him is because they are all thesame

We are not talking about elections. We are talking about el-rufal unruly behaviours.

Stay on the topic. Let's save our energy on "noise maker like Nnamdi Kanu, Lauretta Onochie" or "Tinubu and Saraki"

Gajagojo:
I cannot teach you English
You gave evidence he was a noise maker like Nnamdi Kanu, Lauretta Onochie etc

My point is the main states that changed their voting pattern was SW , Kogi and Kwara

Credit for that goes to Tinubu and Saraki

How does Elrufai affect how SW vote?

El -Rufai and Aregbesola are my two presumed seasoned political strategists currently in opposition who I believed should be in Jagaban's administration court now for this uncommon unique transformation


It really surprises me to see both of them working against the present government. I think the worst thing that could have happened is for them to go on self exile this time around

Katell:
We are not talking about elections. We are talking about el-rufal unruly behaviours.

Stay on the topic. Let's save our energy on "noise maker like Nnamdi Kanu, Lauretta Onochie" or "Tinubu and Saraki"

That is the topic

My question is how is ElRufais noise any more impactful on the outcome of elections than that of other noisemakers like hime.g Nnamdi Kanu or Lauretta Onochie?

Which election can he claim to have changed with his noise?

Olatundex22:
which one is the lie?
He said, he doesn’t know him on till news of his kidnapping and no official government statement then but his son can talk about him when he’s missing .
Try to read the last sentence carefully and understand the meaning. Just do that with free mind

The lie is saying he was only criticising Kaduna Govt, which is a fat big lie. He was Criticising both, in my opinion Kano received more due to his affiliation to Kwankwassiya movement. Don't quote anything here, go to twitter and confirm. I used to follow him then and Ganduje/APC then received more heat.

This is an afterthought

Gajagojo:
That is the topic

My question is how is ElRufais noise any more impactful on the outcome of elections than that of other noisemakers like hime.g Nnamdi Kanu or Lauretta Onochie?

Which election can he claim to have changed with his noise?

Katell:
This is an afterthought

Not an afterthought I have said it so many times repeatedly on this thread
Fact check

Whether it is an afterthought is irrelevant
It remains true but is not an afterthought

You
In your epistle are trying to persuade us that Rufai in his noise making has some strategic impact on elections

That is what I am calling out

In 2015


Buhari won be ause the SW , Kogi, Kwara, changed their pattern thanks to Tinubu and Saraki not ElRufai and his noise

FatimaAbubakar:
I opened this thread and all the comments have been hidden, yet the topic dey front page. The gbegiri merchants and agbado gang members are blocking me because I dey torture them steady for nairaland.

I thought you guys always deny that there are SE Muslims?

“Nasir’s penchant for reputation savaging is almost pathological. Why does he do it? Very early in my interaction with him, I appreciated his talent. At the same time, I recognised his weaknesses; the worst being his inability to be loyal to anybody or any issue consistently for long… He lied brazenly, which he did to me, against his colleagues and so-called friends… My vivid recollection of him is penchant for lying, for unfair embellishment of stories, and his inability to sustain loyalty for long… He was described as a malicious liar. He was more than that; he is a pathological purveyor of untruths and half-truths with little or no regard for integrity.”

Olusegun Obasanjo on Nasir El Rufai in his book “My Watch” Volume 2: Page 110 - 112

naptu2:
See deflection oh!

You did not answer any of my questions, you just changed direction!

1) Are Deji Adeyanju and Elnathan John (two well known Tinubu critics) Tinubu boys??

2) I did not say that you said that they made it up. What you daid was why are they making the claims now and I told you that they have been making the claims for years. Are you really saying that they started making the claims in the past 2 days??

3) What do you mean, "Why is he not cooling his heels in jail"? Are these people in government? Are they government?? Are you unaware that some of these people were actually detained when El-Rufai was governor of Kaduna??

Really you want us to talk about Deji Adeyanju ... kini yato Deji and Reno, weytin omokri dey do before whatbis he now
Should i tell you another critics Bwala ... where is he now ... abeggi

Good ! how can people be alleging for yrs 6 nd no trial, even now they havent made move that shows they have anything incriminating on El rufai

I am not El rufai son nd i dont hold brief for rufai Buh the Sane point is why media trial if he as guilty as you want the public to believe . ....we all cant be fuulish in Nigeria even tho numbers is much, poverty no let people get reasoning that why politician push us around

Those detained, if they are so convinced they were unlawfully detained what took them long, why now that el rufai is pinching opposition, why the victims no court to seek justice instead they are collaborating with Tinubu boiz for media trial

I am surprise Fayose has not come out to tell us what Atiku n el rufai discuss indoor ... baba dey use old age do aproko to feed 🤭

awon weyrey

You still did not answer my questions and even worse, you tried to deflect by mentioning other people that I did not mention.

Stop running and moving the goalpost. It won't work.

Chidi Odinkalu has been a major critic of Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari since forever. Are you saying that he is working for Tinubu?

Elnathan John has been a critic of every Nigerian government since Obasanjo and he has never been involved in politics. Are you saying that he's working for Tinubu?

Again, how are these people responsible for prosecuting El-Rufai.

Again, are you aware that El-Rufai was a governor and had immunity.

Anyway, the way you keep jumping from one issue to another and running away from my questions tell me that you have nothing to offer.

Goodbye.

donself9:
Really you want us to talk about Deji Adeyanju ... kini yato Deji and Reno, weytin omokri dey do before whatbis he now
Should i tell you another critics Bwala ... where is he now ... abeggi

Good ! how can people be alleging for yrs 6 nd no trial, even now they havent made move that shows they have anything incriminating on El rufai

I am not El rufai son nd i dont hold brief for rufai Buh the Sane point is why media trial if he as guilty as you want the public to believe . ....we all cant be fuulish in Nigeria even tho numbers is much, poverty no let people get reasoning for naija that why politicians with Fake certificate push us around like dundee

Those detained, if they are so convinced its unlawful what took them long, why now that el rufai is pinching opposition, why are the victims not going to court to seek justice instead they are collaborating with Tinubu boiz and they chose Now

I am surprise Fayose has not come out to tell us what Atiku n el rufai discuss indoor ... baba dey use old age do aproko to chop 🤭

awon weyrey

His cup is getting full by the day. The midget fulani bandits days are getting lumbered.

naptu2:
You still did not answer my questions and even worse, you tried to deflect by mentioning other people that I did not mention.

Stop running and moving the goalpost. It won't work.

Chidi Odinkalu has been a major critic of Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari since forever. Are you saying that he is working for Tinubu?

Elnathan John has been a critic of every Nigerian government since Obasanjo and he has never been involved in politics. Are you saying that he's working for Tinubu?

Again, how are these people responsible for prosecuting El-Rufai.

Again, are you aware that El-Rufai was a governor and had immunity.

Anyway, the way you keep jumping from one issue to another and running away from my questions tell me that you have nothing to offer.

Goodbye.

Maybe you should to comprehend you brought Deji Adeyanju into this, then i gave you examples of critics that said terrible things about Tinubu than Deji but today they work for Tinubu ..

chidi odinkalu is human, if bwala, Reno can sing Tinubu praise. who is chidi were Reno dey criticise Tinubu abeggi

Have you seen the way All governor are defecting to APC they say it is to align with the center .. perhaps the critics you know have sold out tew abi you wan vouch for them as there shadow wey you be


i will answer your question with question ... why now ?? no be say El rufai no dey the country since Why now ... we know its all a witch hunt from Tinubu kitchen

3seriez:
The lie is saying he was only criticising Kaduna Govt, which is a fat big lie. He was Criticising both, in my opinion Kano received more due to his affiliation to Kwankwassiya movement. Don't quote anything here, go to twitter and confirm. I used to follow him then and Ganduje/APC then received more heat.

criticize both yes you’re correct 👍🏻 now I understand you

Why is donself9 still mentioning me? I've already told him that he has nothing to offer. He can't answer my questions after 3 tries, he keeps moving the goalpost, why should I engage him?

naptu2:
Why is donself9 still mentioning me? I've already told him that he has nothing to offer. He can't answer my questions after 3 tries, he keeps moving the goalpost, why should I engage him?

Not all questions deserve an Answer, dont blame me if your eye is on a shift mode .... the whole news is just a media trial if they are serious All of dem should proceed to court

We are not babies we know how "witch hunt " works in Nigeria,