Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that some ministers in Chief Bola Tinubu’s cabinet paid for their appointments.
Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, El-Rufai stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has deviated from its original mandate and is now driven by personal interests.
He explained that his decision to leave the APC for the Social Democratic Party (SDP) was due to the party’s abandonment of its founding principles. He added that it would have been easier for him if the APC had expelled him, as it would have saved him from repeatedly explaining his exit.
“It could have been easier for me if APC sacked me because they will save me from explaining the stress of why I left the party,” El-Rufai stressed.
El-Rufai dismissed claims that he left the party because he was not given a ministerial appointment despite his role in the presidential campaign. He insisted that he had no interest in the position and claimed that appointments were being sold.
He stated, “Did I seek to be minister? I know people who paid to get ministerial appointments.
“The APC abandoned the ideals that led to its formation. It has abandoned the people. Everyone is now pursuing personal interests and wealth. The government has become a business enterprise where everything has a price,” El-Rufai added.
