El-Rufai: From governor to political blogger, by Ammar M. Rajab Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, once stood as a powerful force in Nigerian politics, known for his brash rhetoric and authoritarian style. From 2015 to 2023, he ruled Kaduna with an iron grip, silencing opposition, deepening ethnic and religious divides, and implementing policies that many deemed inhumane. However, after being denied a ministerial position in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, El-Rufai has reinvented himself as a political blogger—an ironic twist for a man who once crushed dissent...