{"id":43,"date":"2026-02-17T10:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:10:15","slug":"presidency-accuses-el-rufai-of-plotting-unrest-seeking-to-destabilize-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43","title":{"rendered":"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


ABUJA \u2014 The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, accusing him of deliberately engineering political tension and spreading misinformation to destabilize the country for personal gain.
In a statement released on Monday via his official X (formerly Twitter) platform, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, alleged that el-Rufai\u2019s recent public actions\u2014including comments regarding the alleged wiretapping of the National Security Adviser\u2019s telephone\u2014are driven by political motives rather than national interest.
According to Onanuga, the former governor is attempting to foster an atmosphere of fear and instability through “calculated misinformation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cThe truth is: Mallam el-Rufai has two clear intentions behind his recent actions and tantrums,” Onanuga wrote. “One, to create political tension in the country, create an atmosphere of fear and unrest, and then damage the government through deliberate misinformation. Two, to divert attention from his domestic problems in Kaduna State, where he is facing massive corruption allegations.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onanuga further alleged that el-Rufai is attempting to manipulate public opinion regarding the corruption allegations he faces in his home state.
\u201cTo draw attention to himself and project himself as a victim of persecution, he wants to nationalise his personal problems with his home state government, knowing that Nigerians will not be on his side over corruption charges,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The presidential spokesman emphasized that el-Rufai’s public commentary is aimed at shifting focus away from “unresolved issues” in Kaduna State, suggesting the former governor is framing himself as a victim of political persecution to avoid directly addressing these concerns.
Cautioning Nigerians against being swayed by these narratives, Onanuga stressed that the current administration remains steadfast in its commitment to governance, stability, and national development. He urged citizens to critically analyze political statements and avoid circulating unverified claims that could undermine peace and security in Nigeria.
<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ABUJA \u2014 The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on the former Governor of Kaduna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security"],"yoast_head":"\nPresidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government - Quick News Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government - Quick News Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ABUJA \u2014 The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on the former Governor of Kaduna\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Quick News Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T10:10:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T10:10:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-37.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"472\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"News Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"News Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"News Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8553678061acb05034412e71a2924082\"},\"headline\":\"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-17T10:10:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-17T10:10:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43\"},\"wordCount\":325,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/images-37.jpeg?fit=423%2C472&ssl=1\",\"articleSection\":[\"Security\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43\",\"name\":\"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government - Quick News Nigeria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/images-37.jpeg?fit=423%2C472&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-17T10:10:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-17T10:10:15+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/images-37.jpeg?fit=423%2C472&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/images-37.jpeg?fit=423%2C472&ssl=1\",\"width\":423,\"height\":472},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?p=43#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Quick News Nigeria\",\"description\":\"Stay Informed...Stay Ahead \",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Quick News Nigeria\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-1000446783_half-1.jpg?fit=75%2C75&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/cropped-1000446783_half-1.jpg?fit=75%2C75&ssl=1\",\"width\":75,\"height\":75,\"caption\":\"Quick News Nigeria \"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8553678061acb05034412e71a2924082\",\"name\":\"News Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/15e82a1b1e2c548248d683af0e71d1bff2d1d92c923dff6f41b79f9e00f5cb60?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/15e82a1b1e2c548248d683af0e71d1bff2d1d92c923dff6f41b79f9e00f5cb60?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/15e82a1b1e2c548248d683af0e71d1bff2d1d92c923dff6f41b79f9e00f5cb60?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"News Editor\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/quicknewsnigeria.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government - Quick News Nigeria","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government - Quick News Nigeria","og_description":"ABUJA \u2014 The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on the former Governor of Kaduna","og_url":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43","og_site_name":"Quick News Nigeria","article_published_time":"2026-02-17T10:10:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-02-17T10:10:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":423,"height":472,"url":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-37.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"News Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"News Editor","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43"},"author":{"name":"News Editor","@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8553678061acb05034412e71a2924082"},"headline":"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government","datePublished":"2026-02-17T10:10:12+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-17T10:10:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43"},"wordCount":325,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-37.jpeg?fit=423%2C472&ssl=1","articleSection":["Security"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43","url":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43","name":"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government - Quick News Nigeria","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-37.jpeg?fit=423%2C472&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-02-17T10:10:12+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-17T10:10:15+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-37.jpeg?fit=423%2C472&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-37.jpeg?fit=423%2C472&ssl=1","width":423,"height":472},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?p=43#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Presidency Accuses El-Rufai of Plotting Unrest, Seeking to Destabilize Government"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/","name":"Quick News Nigeria","description":"Stay Informed...Stay Ahead ","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/#organization","name":"Quick News Nigeria","url":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-1000446783_half-1.jpg?fit=75%2C75&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-1000446783_half-1.jpg?fit=75%2C75&ssl=1","width":75,"height":75,"caption":"Quick News Nigeria "},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8553678061acb05034412e71a2924082","name":"News Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/15e82a1b1e2c548248d683af0e71d1bff2d1d92c923dff6f41b79f9e00f5cb60?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/15e82a1b1e2c548248d683af0e71d1bff2d1d92c923dff6f41b79f9e00f5cb60?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/15e82a1b1e2c548248d683af0e71d1bff2d1d92c923dff6f41b79f9e00f5cb60?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"News Editor"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com"],"url":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/?author=1"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/images-37.jpeg?fit=423%2C472&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45,"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43\/revisions\/45"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quicknewsnigeria.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}