Nasir El-Rufai visits Aregbesola, Tunde Bakare in Lagos

A former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has paid a visit to former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and renowned cleric, Pastor Tunde Bakare in Lagos.

El-Rufai’s media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, disclosed the visit in a tweet yesterday.

“Malam Nasir @elrufai was in Lagos today to visit Ogbeni @raufaregbesola and Pastor Tunde Bakare,” Adekeye wrote.

His visit to Lagos came days after visiting former President Muhammadu Buhari in Kaduna.

Credible sources said El-Rufai had notified Buhari about his next political moves.

Daily Trust reports that some of his associates, especially in Kaduna have recently defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a development which heightened speculations that he might decamp to the party.

His latest trip to Lagos has sparked speculations about his political future and possible strategic alliances ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Aregbesola, a former two-term governor of Osun State and a former ally of President Tinubu recently left the APC after a protracted crisis within the party in Osun State.

Bakare, on the other hand, is a known political voice and a former presidential aspirant on the APC platform.

And shortly after his return from Lagos, El-Rufai visited former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in Abuja.

In a post on his X (formerly Twitter) last night, Atiku said, after tonight’s Iftar (breaking of fast), I received in audience, former Governor of Kaduna State, @elrufai, former Governor of Adamawa, Jibrilla Bindow and Musa Halilu, Dujima Adamawa. Our robust discussions were the dessert of the meal.

People believe that all these permutations are geared towards unseating Tinubu in 2027.