US EditionI Rejected El-Rufai as My Successor
Obasanjo rejected endorsing El-Rufai as successor in 2007, citing need for maturity; later endorsements confirmed Obasanjo’s judgment, he said at a leadership symposium.
- On Friday in Abeokuta, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo revealed he rejected pressure from Osita Chidoka to endorse Malam Nasir El‑Rufai as his successor, instead backing late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.
- Explaining his decision, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said Malam Nasir El‑Rufai `needed to mature` and Osita Chidoka, former Minister of Aviation, pushed for endorsement while exiting government.
- Chidoka recalled that at age 34, El‑Rufai recommended him, aiding his rise to Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps and linking their careers.
- Obasanjo insisted he did not yield to the pressure to endorse El‑Rufai, and many years later Osita Chidoka told him he was `absolutely correct`.
- Speaking on leadership, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo emphasized the absence of formal training and urged stronger leadership training and accountability systems to strengthen national institutions and governance frameworks.
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I rejected El-Rufai as my successor
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has claimed that he rejected ex-Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, as his successor. El-Rufai initially as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) under the Obasanjo administration. He then became the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, from 2003 to 2007. When he left office in 2007, Obasanjo opted to support the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as his successor.…
Obasanjo: I Rejected El-Rufai As My Successor
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, revealed how he rejected a move to have him endorse former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, as his successor. Under the Obasanjo government, El-Rufai served first as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and later as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from 2003 to 2007. While exiting power in 2007, Obasanjo backed the late President Umaru Musa Ya…
Obasanjo’s Grandstanding and the El-Rufai Echo: A Case Study in Ego-Driven History — Akelicious
The political drama between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has once again taken center stage, offering the public a fresh, if predictable, reminder of Obasanjo’s unique place in Nigerian history. Speaking recently, Obasanjo disclosed that he rejected the push to install El-Rufai as his successor in 2007 because he deemed the then-minister “immature.” This revelation, made nearly two decades aft…
Obasanjo: I Turned Down Pressure to Hand Over to El-Rufai in 2007
ABEOKUTA, Nigeria — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he declined a proposal to endorse former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai as his successor in 2007, saying the former minister “needed to mature” before aspiring to lead the country. Obasanjo made the revelation on Friday during the second annual symposium of the Ajibosin Platform in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The event, themed “Importance of Leadership in Governance”, feat…
I Rejected Proposal to Make El-Rufai My Successor in 2007
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that he once rejected a proposal for former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, to succeed him as President at the end of his administration in 2007. Obasanjo said he turned down the idea because he believed El-Rufai, who served under him as Director-General of the Bureau […] The post I Rejected Proposal to Make El-Rufai My Successor in 2007 – Obasanjo appeared first on Tren…
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