Nigeria, Feb. 25 -- The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, said on Monday that President Bola Tinubu does not want him in his cabinet even though the president submitted his name to the Senate for confirmation and the latter rejected it.

Mr El-Rufai stated this in an interview with Arise TV. This is the first time he would be granting an interview since he left public office in 2023.

After Mr Tinubu was sworn in as president in 2023, he nominated 48 people for ministerial positions including Mr El-Rufai. But the Senate rejected the former governor and two others, citing security reasons.

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, explained that the rejected nominees would be subjected to further security checks, urgin...