Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has said he will return to Nigeria and not go on exile over fears he would be arrested when he returns to the country.
The former FCT Minister who has become a fierce critic of the government of Bola Tinubu of the same political party, the All Progressive Congress stated this on Tuesday in response to a post by one of his supporters on X/Twitter.
Imran Wakili had alleged that, “I was reliably informed that there is a plan to arrest (not invite) Mallam Nasir El-Rufai if he comes back to Nigeria with another concocted allegations as usual.
“I am confident El-Rufai will return soon because he has nothing to hide and is not afraid of anyone.”
Responding the former governor said, “I will spend more time in Nigeria than ever before,” el-Rufai said.
“They have sent such similar messages of intimidation and threats through many of my friends, family and political associates because they want me to go on self-imposed exile.
“I have now put all my previous academic and language-learning plans on hold. Silence is no longer golden. Inaction has never been an option.
“The arrest, detention and torture of perceived political enemies are nothing new in human affairs. I have been arrested and detained thrice in the past for expressing my views of previous governments.
“There is always a morning after the arrest or detention or torture, and political life continues. As for death, it is when Allah destines it, and it is ultimately the date of every human.
“For the attention of the pathetic characters that don’t sleep well whenever I am in Nigeria, take notice that I intend to return in time for the launch of Pres IBB’s memoirs, in sha Allah, scheduled for 20th February.
“We depend on no one but Allah. We fear no mortal but Almighty Allah. We always hope for the best but plan for the worst.”
