Nasir El-Rufai

Nasir El-Rufai

politician Nigeria

Nasir El-Rufai is a former Governor of Kaduna State and a prominent figure within the All Progressives Congress. He has been vocal about his dissatisfaction with the party's current leadership and has called for a coalition among opposition parties to challenge the ruling APC.

Born on Nov 16, 1958 (66 years old)

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.01%
Persistence
10 wks
Reach
5,051,999
Power
10,979$
Sentiment
5.50
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Nigeria 28 5.50 1.23% +100% 206,139,589 5,051,999 $448,000 10,979$
Totals 28 206,139,589 5,051,999 $448,000 10,979$
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Recent Mentions

Nigeria Nigeria: Atiku has become a huge figure, rallying leaders like former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to constantly remind President Tinubu that 2027 will end his tenancy of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. 6

Atiku Abubakar Bola Tinubu Dele Momodu
The Punch: Coalition to unseat Tinubu gaining ground, says Atiku

Nigeria Nigeria: Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai is mentioned in relation to a potential movement against President Tinubu. 5

Tanko Al Makura Bola Ahmed Tinubu Bello Masari Malam Adamu Adamu Okoi Okono Obla Mustapha Salihu Waziri Bulama Jerry Johnson
The Punch: Al-Makura-led CPC bloc snubs coalition, pledges loyalty to APC – Punch Newspapers

Nigeria Nigeria: Nasir El-Rufai is a former Kaduna State Governor and part of the coalition opposing President Bola Tinubu. 6

Atiku Abubakar Peter Obi Bola Tinubu Salihu Lukman Bala Mohammed Nyesom Wike
The Punch: 2027: PDP govs playing Asiwaju’s spoiler game

Nigeria Nigeria: Atiku, who contested the 2023 presidential election under the PDP, alongside the former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and ex-Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai. 5

Atiku Abubakar Bola Tinubu Bala Mohammed Peter Obi Paul Ibe Sunday Ude Okoye Setonji Koshoedo Samuel Anyanwu Siminalayi Fubara Douye Diri Dauda Lawal Caleb Mutfwang Ahmadu Fintiri Ademola Adeleke Peter Mbah
The Punch: Atiku bloc defies PDP govs over coalition talks

Nigeria Nigeria: Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna State, defected to the SDP citing misalignment with the APC. 5

Muhammadu Buhari Bola Tinubu Atiku Abubakar Abdullahi Adamu Abubakar Malami Aminu Tambuwal Abdullahi Ganduje Mohammed Lawal
The Punch: APC, anti-Tinubu coalition battle for Buhari’s support

Nigeria Nigeria: Nasir el-Rufai stated that the visit to the former president was not political. 6

Abdullahi Ganduje Muhammadu Buhari Atiku Abubakar Aminu Tambuwal Achike Udenwa Gabriel Suswam Jibrilla Bindow Abubakar Malami Isa Pantami
The Punch: Ganduje, APC NWC members visit Buhari in Kaduna

Nigeria Nigeria: Atiku was flanked by a delegation of notable political figures, including former governor Nasir el-Rufai. 5

Abdullahi Ganduje Atiku Abubakar Muhammadu Buhari Aminu Tambuwal Gabriel Suswam Jibrilla Bindow Achike Udenwa
The Punch: ‘A joint venture doomed to fail,' Ganduje dismisses Atiku, others' coalition talk

Nigeria Nigeria: The delegation included former governors of Kaduna and Sokoto states, Nasir El-Rufai and Aminu Tambuwal. 6

Atiku Abubakar Muhammadu Buhari Aminu Tambuwal Gabriel Suswan Jibrilla Bindow Achike Udenwa Hope Uzodimma
The Punch: Our visit to Buhari not for coalition talks – Atiku

Nigeria Nigeria: Nasir el-Rufai has said the recent visit to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna was not political. 5

Muhammadu Buhari Atiku Abubakar Aminu Tambuwal Isa Pantami Achike Udenwa Gabriel Suswam Jibrilla Bindow Garba Shehu
The Punch: 'It was just lunch, not politics', El-Rufai clears air on visit to Buhari

Nigeria Nigeria: Former Governor Nasir El-Rufai is leading the emerging political opposition, the Social Democratic Party. 4

Bola Ahmed Tinubu Uba Sani Manzo Maigari
The Punch: Kaduna APC stakeholders back Tinubu, Sani for 2027