Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted his past views on Peter Obi were influenced by APC members. He now sees Obi as a strong presidential contender and hinted at a possible alliance with SDP. His comments have sparked political debate ahead of 2027.
Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has publicly admitted that his past views on Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, were misguided.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) shortly after his father’s defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bashir shared his newfound perspective on Obi, acknowledging that his previous opinions were shaped by his former party associates.
“Peter Obi is surprisingly not a bad person after all. My views on him have changed recently. My mind was poisoned by my former party members. Sai Obi!” he tweeted.
He went on to describe Obi as a strong contender for either president or vice president in future elections.
Bashir further hinted at a potential political alliance between Obi and his father’s new party, the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Responding to an X user who argued that the SDP could not defeat the APC in 2027 without Obi, he replied cryptically: “He is coming.”
