El-Rufai travels out of Nigeria after dropping ministerial appointment, meeting with Tinubu

Former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has reportedly traveled out of Nigeria.

This comes shortly after he withdrew his interest in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ministerial appointment.

According to Daily Trust, a source said El-Rufai was off to Europe, but will visit Egypt first.

A report by New Telegraph stated that prior to his travelling, El-rufai met with President Tinubu on Tuesday, August 8, at the presidential villa in Abuja but was kept private.

It was gathered that El-Rufai informed Tinubu that he was no longer interested in becoming a minister in his government but would contribute to Nigeria’s development as a private man.

Last week, the Nigerian Senate approved the appointment of 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees submitted by President Tinubu.

However, El-rufai was not among the nominees screened. This led to a debate considering his close relationship with Tinubu.

Amid the ministerial appointment debate, a video surfaced of El-rufai bragging about how he fought late President Umar Musa Yar'adua to his grave and former President Goodluck Jonathan out of Aso Rock.