Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, now in detention and facing multiple charges, has declared that he bears no ill will toward those who have wronged him.

During a February 13, 2026, interview, he claimed that his associates had eavesdropped on the telephone communications of National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu.

In a recent statement, El-Rufai addressed the silence of many of his colleagues, particularly friends and family he had previously supported or been closely connected with, amid his ongoing ordeal.

He said, "Throughout my life, I have tried to do what I could for my colleagues and friends, my family and humanity at large, guided by my Islamic faith, my Arewa upbringing, my personal values and, above all, my conscience.

"Over the years, I have stood by people and for causes 1 believed in, sometimes in difficult circumstances and at considerable personal cost. I did so not in expectation of praise, gratitude or reciprocity, but because I believed it was right. Those were choices I made freely, and I remain answerable for them."

The former governor said those he supported are free to make their own choices now that circumstances have reversed.

"Some may speak; others may remain silent. Others may even deny our relationship or try rewriting history. Their reasons are their own, and I do not wish to judge them merely because their response differs from what others or even I might have expected.

"Adversity has a way of illuminating relationships. What I learn in difficult times like the past few months may lead me, quietly and without regret, to reconsider the nature of certain relationships and what those who look up to me expect of them. That is neither reproach nor condemnation; it is simply part of seeing people, and life, more clearly.

"I have no regrets about standing by people or for causes when I believed it was right to do so, and I bear no resentment towards anyone who chooses not to do the same for me. I would rather remain true to the principles that have guided my own conduct than allow the conduct of others to redefine them.

"As for any injustice, ingratitude or injury done to me, I seek neither revenge nor retribution. Ultimate accountability belongs to Almighty Allah, and I leave that judgment to Him, in this world and in the Hereafter.

"In the end, each of us must live with the choices we make, and posterity will render whatever verdict it sees fit. My only concern is to remain at peace with my conscience and, above all, with Almighty Allah," he said.

ASA