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TINUBU PUBLICLY BEGGED ME TO BE MINISTER IN HIS GOVERNMENT – EL-RUFAI

December 5, 2025 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

The former governor said this in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Monday in his first interview granted to any media organisation since he left office.

He said, “ people say I’m a critic of the administration,. My comment in a panel on democracy in Nigeria had to do with the APC.
the president begged me publicly to come and serve in his government – I had my plans and I told President Tinubu from day one when he asked me to support him, I said I would but I don’t want anything, because politics in Nigeria is always about what do I get for giving you support?

“I’m not in politics for that reason, I’m not in politics to get anything. I have a surname, I am a self-made man, I have made my money before coming into public office, I don’t need anything. After eight years in Kaduna, I was nearly burnt out. I was struggling for eight years and I wanted to take a break, and I had my private plans.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.