See El-Rufai's reaction after Kperogi accused Tinubu of appointing Yoruba people to major positions in NNPCL

  • Professor Farooq Kperogi has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s appointments, accusing him of ethnic favouritism in the NNPCL by appointing “Yoruba people” to prominent positions
  • Kperogi drew parallels between Tinubu’s alleged actions and former President Muhammadu Buhari’s “Arewacentricity” during his tenure
  • In response, Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna state, said, “two wrongs do not make a right” and advocated for “sensible inclusion” over “arrogant exclusion”

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has weighed in on Professor Farooq Kperogi’s recent criticism of alleged ethnic favouritism in President Bola Tinubu’s appointments.

In an article titled “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC,” Kperogi accused President Tinubu of appointing “Yoruba people” to significant positions at the NNPC.