When the son of a prominent politician says, 'I was naive,' it cuts through Nigeria's noisy political space. Bello El-Rufai, now a lawmaker and son of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, recently admitted he had been wrong about Goodluck Jonathan. What changed? A quiet, personal moment and the passage of time.
Bello El-Rufai, reflecting on leadership and maturity, has publicly acknowledged that his younger self misjudged former President Goodluck Jonathan
- Bello El-Rufai has publicly regretted his past criticism of ex-President Jonathan
- He attributes his shift to observing his father’s respectful dealings with Jonathan
- El-Rufai commended Jonathan’s peaceful handover of power after losing the 2015 election
- He criticised proposals to allow voting without a PVC, calling for electoral integrity
- El-Rufai supports the electronic transmission of election results as a step forward
His words show how much can change when personal growth meets political reflection—and how public figures also revisit their past perceptions.
