El-Rufai: I bear no resentment towards those who chose not to stand by me

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai says he bears no resentment towards friends, colleagues and family members who have remained silent or chosen not to support him despite his previous support for them.

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

He said concerns had been raised over the silence of some people who had been closely associated with him or whom he had publicly supported in the past.

Reflecting on his relationships, the former governor said he had supported people and causes because he believed it was the right thing to do, rather than in expectation of recognition 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.

He noted that people were entitled to decide whether or not to support him during his current circumstances.

“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.

El-Rufai said the experience had offered him a clearer understanding of some relationships and could make him reconsider the nature of certain associations.

“Adversity has a way of illuminating relationships,” he said.

According to him, such reconsideration should not be seen as an attempt to condemn or reproach anyone.

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

The former governor maintained that he remained satisfied with the decisions he made to stand by people and causes he believed in.

“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.

He added that he would not seek revenge over any injustice, ingratitude or injury suffered, leaving ultimate judgment to Almighty Allah.

“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.

El-Rufai said people would ultimately have to account for their choices, while history would determine how their actions were remembered.

“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.

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