They Pressured Me to Hand Over to El-Rufai, But I Said No— Obasanjo

Thenews_chronicle | 25-10-2025 04:15pm |

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he once rejected a proposal to anoint former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as his successor when he was leaving office in 2007. Obasanjo said he turned down the suggestion because he believed El-Rufai, though talented, was not mature enough at the time to lead the country.

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