The Kaduna state government has issued a strong warning to Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of the state, accusing him of plots to incite violence and destabilise the state for political gains.
In a statement on Monday, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Suleiman Shuaibu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN),alleged that El-Rufai was “plotting to destabilise the state and drag it back to its dark and violent past.”
The commissioner warned that the state government “will not fold its arms and allow a discredited former leader, who left the state in ruins, to ignite chaos and plunge the state into another era of ethno-religious tension, insecurity, and economic stagnation.”
The statement said El-Rufai has refused to accept the progress made under Governor Uba Sani’s administration in the past two years.
“Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has made it glaringly obvious that he can not stomach the progress Kaduna is making under the administration of Governor Uba Sani.
“In just two years, Kaduna has transitioned from a state at the brink of collapse… to a growing beacon of hope, unity, and development,” the statement said.
The Commissioner further accused the former governor of attempting to reverse the progress made so far by “exploiting old wounds and deliberately peddling dangerous lies designed to incite violence and discord.”
The statement said, El-Rufai intensified his political activities after suffering electoral losses in the August 16, 2025, bye-elections won by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
“His rejected candidates and the incoherent political coalition he assembled were resoundingly defeated in free, fair, and transparent elections.
“El-Rufai responded to these losses by organising an illegal and chaotic meeting on August 30, which descended into violence”, the Commissioner said.
The statement also condemned the former governor for his statements made on Sunday in an interview with Channels Television, saying El-Rufai’s claim that the federal and state governments were “bribing bandits”, was a malicious lie designed to undermine security efforts, incite public anger, and legitimise criminality.”
The Commissioner said the Kaduna state will do whatever it takes, within the provisions of the law, to preserve the peace and stability that it had worked so hard to rebuild.
“Let there be no doubt, the Kaduna state government has the capacity, the resolve, and the legal backing to deal decisively with any individual or group that seeks to destabilise the state.
“Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s time is over. Kaduna belongs to the future, not to the ruins of the past, “the statement warned.
Kaduna government accuses El-Rufai of alleged plots to destabilise state
