El-Rufai says he bears no resentment toward those who stayed silent

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said he bears no resentment towards friends, colleagues and associates who have remained silent amid his current circumstances, despite his previous support for some of them.

 

El-Rufai stated this in a post on X on Wednesday titled, “My Relationships and the Aftermath.”

 

The former governor said he had received concerns over the silence of people with whom he had been closely associated or whom he had publicly supported in the past.

 

He said his support for people and causes had been based on personal conviction rather than expectations of gratitude or reciprocity.

 

“Over the years, I have stood by people and for causes I 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,” he said.

 

El-Rufai acknowledged that some of those he had supported might choose to speak out, while others could remain silent or distance themselves from him.

 

“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,” he said.

 

He added that difficult circumstances could reveal aspects of personal relationships that might prompt him to reconsider some associations.

 

“Adversity has a way of illuminating relationships,” El-Rufai said.

 

However, he stressed that such reflection should not be interpreted as condemnation of those involved.

 

“That is neither reproach nor condemnation; it is simply part of seeing people, and life, more clearly,” he said.

 

The former governor said he had no regrets about supporting people or causes he believed in and would not allow the actions of others to change his principles.

 

“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,” he said.

 

On any perceived injustice or injury against him, El-Rufai said he was not seeking revenge.

 

“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,” he said.

 

He concluded by saying that individuals would ultimately have to live with their decisions, while posterity would judge their actions.

 

“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.