Former FCT Minister El-Rufai took to his twitter page over the weekend to give indications that President Jonathan has a snipers' list as alleged by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo in his controversial letter to the President.
The controversial and outspoken El-Rufai also gave his opinion on the viral video where Kenyan minister claimed that the Nigerian delegation came to Kenya in seven private jets for its independence celebration, a claim the president has vehemently refuted too.
The ex-minister also pointed out in his tweets suggested that not only does the Presidential air fleet consist of 10 aircrafts, the vehicle convoy of the president consists of 33 automobiles.
In his tweets, El-Rurai identified four others: a former military head of state, General (Retd) Muhammadu Buhari; a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu; the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and a former Osun State Governor and Interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, as also making the list.
But Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, on Friday described El-Rufai’s claim as sheer irresponsible talk.
A former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo had, in a letter dated December 2, 2013, accused Jonathan of training snipers and putting 1,000 people on a watch list. Obasanjo had also accused Jonathan of having a killer-squad.
The President denied the allegations in his own letter to the former president, dated December 20, 2013. In the letter, Jonathan described Obasanjo as a liar and challenged him to provide evidence to back his allegations.
However, El-Rufai tweeted that he would start worrying when those ahead of him, including the four names mentioned, got killed.
All the persons identified in El-Rufai’s tweet are members of the main opposition party- APC.
His tweet which followed other ones which were critical of Jonathan’s administration in the course of the evening, stated:
“On this note, I am going to bed. I am number 7 on the GEJ (Goodluck Ebele Jonathan) snipers’ list, so I will only worry when GMB (General Muhammadu Buhari), Asiwaju, Amaechi, Akande etc are killed.”
It will be recalled that Amaechi had earlier identified himself as the number one person on the alleged list.
Amaechi had made the allegation at a rally of the APC, held at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on December 28, 2013.
He had said: “I read the President’s letter; he said Obasanjo should prove and name those on the list. I am number one on the list. I am number one.”
The Chief of Staff, Rivers State Government House, Chief Tony Okocha, had even insisted that Amaechi had proof to back up his allegations, saying, “One thing you should know is that Governor Amaechi does not say one thing today on an issue and say another thing tomorrow on the same issue. You are aware of the battle between us and the police. Considering all we have passed through in the hands of the police, would anybody doubt the fact that the governor is on the Presidency’s watch list?”
However, the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, had challenged Amaechi and dared him to “go ahead and prove his claim.”
“I don’t really want to talk about him because he has lost credibility. He is just like a drunken man in a china shop that wants to bring down everybody with him,” he had said.
Earlier on Thursday evening, El Rufai had also tweeted:
“GEJ has given Goodluck a dodgy tag while ‘transformation’ is about to assume the same meaning as incompetence, zero capacity, retrogression!
“GEJ budgets N2bn to transform the six states of the North East. International donors budget N33bn, but GEJ deposits N1.6bn for his 11th plane.
“GEJ’s parrot claim they created 1.6 million jobs, while his statistician reported that 112 million live in extreme poverty. Transformation!
“GEJ’s vehicle convoy contains 33 cars. It is the longest convoy in the world & the largest Nigeria has ever seen since 1914. Transformation!
“GEJ’s presidential Air Fleet has 10 planes. Arik has 26. Aero – 16, Dana-5. GEJ PAF is our 3rd largest airline in Nigeria. Transformation!!”
In his response on Twitter, the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Reno Omokri, wrote, “Paranoia-Mental illness characterised by delusions. Patients threaten others yet believe they’re the one under threat.”
Reacting to El-Rufai’s tweet, a human rights lawyer, Wahab Shittu, however, said the allegation would not be taken seriously since he failed to substantiate it.
Shittu added that Obasanjo and Amaechi should also substantiate their claims.
He said, “The allegation, grievous as it is and coming from Obasanjo, has to be substantiated if it is to be taken seriously. El-Rufai has to publish the list and also tell Nigerians the source of his information, otherwise people are going to treat it as wolf cry. Nigerians are entitled to treat their allegation as mere propaganda, speculation to score political point.”
Also according to Shittu, since the allegation borders on national security, El-Rufai and others ought to be invited by security agencies for questioning.
“All of them should be called upon by security agencies to provide concrete proof since this allegation borders on national security,” he said.
See his tweets below
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
What's wrong with this lunatic? If such list exist you think you can escape it, try and be in the news for the right reason. This is 2014 try and turn a new leaf.
ReplyDeleteYou are mentally sick
DeleteFreedom of speech does not implies freedom of misuse...
ReplyDeleteDo we all have to wait until these guys are actually murdered before we all believe there could be a list? It may be too late by then....
ReplyDeleteSo you really think that there is a list? Really?
DeleteYes, of course there was a list. Do u think there can be smoke without fire. GEJ will end up in jail come June 2015.
DeleteYou are a big fool, if there was any list then it will be better cos d ealier these evil politicians are eliminated, d better for nigeria. This man El'Rufai is evil, he came to anambra state with over a billion naira to help APC rig election but unfortunately for him, Obi out smart him, detained him till after d election. I got this information from an sss guy.
DeleteYour likes are the major wahala we have in this country. Be rest assured that those mega thieve (tinubu, buhari, amechi, elrifai, akande) castigating GEJ wil end up in jail first.
Deleteif he is part of the list, then I say its a good list but I would have preferred he's number 1 on the list
ReplyDeleteThe more people like him talk about irrelevant things, the less seriously people take him. Tell us how you'll improve the economy better than GEJ, how you'll reduce unemployment faster than GEJ. Otherwise shut up because Nigerians are now wise and see all of you as the same
ReplyDeleteWell said. These men fail to understand that none of them have proferred solution to any of the problems of nigeria. All they do is talk like market women.
DeleteIt is now occurs to me dat peoples are mentally damage ,true or not when somebody is raising an alarm over his life and someone is saying he like him 2 be d first man on d list.pls, let us fear God
ReplyDeleteLet him provide his evident or forever be quite.. Nigerians are not footballs that some few people will be playing . We are more wiser. Empty barrels makes the loudest noise. When you & your likes finish disrespecting the office of the president; I wonder who will respect you when its your turn. Give us solutions objectively without ridiculing the President. Grow up El Rufai.
DeleteEl-rufai is a big mess to Nigeria, I prefer he should be d first on the list then Nigeria wil be better
ReplyDeleteCandidly, El-rufai and others who alleged GEJ wants them killed should be invited by security agencies or sued to court for proof. This is a serious issue that should not be swept under carpet
ReplyDeleteEl rufai is a very dumb guy...Demolishing houses of political enemies does not translate to been a better option than GEJ. This is a kindergarten talk that will suit my son's class mate! All APC leaders are a group of political immatures!!!
ReplyDeleteAll the Northern reponsible persons are been killed by these southern pigs, but i swear we will apply elimination method on you barbarians, nimcampoos . . .
ReplyDeleteConspiracy theory. The members of the APC are d one who wil kil demselves so they can contest freely for d election den blame it on d President. It wil not work
ReplyDeleteIf you so desire, feel free to commit suicide. If you lack the courage to do so, hire a gun man to shoot at your car when you are not inside, get a doctor to put bullet wounds mark on you. We will help you to accuse GEJ.
ReplyDeleteLet me know the option you choose before you go ahead o.
Bt come 2tink of it, if truly GEJ iz actually trainin gud snipers 2clear of sum prominent politicians, I wuld say dat iz 1 of da best project so fa executed in his tenure. Bkus da level of selfish, wicked, nd corrupt policians has reduced diz country 2ntin. Nd I tink 4u 2 fight corruption nd b victorious in it dey nid 2b silienced, nd bsides 4 el-rufai 2b cryin ova his assasination plot shows dat he was so corrupt. So if da sniper issue na true, abeg GEJ clear dem 4us we dnt nid dem again
ReplyDeleteWhy create fear with all dis baseless allegations Apc ,re u pple not planing to kill also. Nigeria should start watching u pple Apc.
ReplyDeleteThe Big Fool call El-rRufai; dis should have been d caption of dis story.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, one day you will take to twitter to tell us how u slept with ur wife (if at all you have one; with dis level of indiscipline you are exhibiting)
I am not El-rufai's relative but if he were your brother, father or uncle will any of u pray that he is murdered? If OBJ says there is a list then there is one. I have been following Rivers state politics and that makes me know that GEJ is capable of anything if The police commissioner is bigger than the governor of a state. Yet neither GEJ nor the I is doing nothing about it.
ReplyDeleteIts because OBJ killed during his time in the office that is why he is assuming such. Let them bring their evident . Na bad person dey think say everybody be like them. Please dont allow this people to deceive you.
DeleteMumu el rufai!do u think u are important. In political circle?even if such list exist,it wil b waste of bullet on u!u soon know aw unacceptable u are to nigerians!
ReplyDeleteElRufai obviously has a warped sense of his importance. He is hobnobbing with the very people he damaged in his book that was published in the last year that we just exited. I had so much respect for this man and hope for a better Nigeria with people like him but I have realised that it is all politics for him. I have a funny feeling he would be singing a different tune if he was currently a minister.
ReplyDeleteNo man has the power to take or give life except God allows. Its so obvious to me now that El-Ruffy and his cronies do not have a God who watches and control what happen in their life. Please Go and get saved and stop being afraid of death.
ReplyDeleteMr. Rufia or what you call yourself, the president is preoccupied with important and better things than to dignify you by placing you in his ''watch list'' if any exists. It will be a high honor for a spent-force like you to be accorded such a privilege. You should stop your ranting against the GEJ's administration because we known your antecedents as ex-minister of the FCT.
ReplyDeleteSick looking el-Rufai. So Ur kind wants to rule? Na waoo!
ReplyDeleteAs if it takes anything for a Nigerian politician to kill. GEJ doesn't need to keep a list b4 he eliminates his 'enemies' afterall, Obj & IBB didn't keep a list. They just killed. So all these stories abt a list is all false. All those seeing their names on a presumed list wld not even have lived to see a list if we were in Obj & IBB era. Nigerians re wiser now. We can't be deceived by noise making politicians anymore.
ReplyDeleteI pray dis list exist. Let there be cleansing. T.B Josua mentioned it.
ReplyDeleteA president who did not as much as arrest you not withstanding your stupid rants, would now want to eliminate you? Oh common, give me a break. You can tell that to the marines!
ReplyDeleteCan u tell us who is number 1 on d list and how did u see d list
ReplyDeleteIs El-Rufai not among the people causing confusion in this our beloved country?
ReplyDeleteI think GEJ should arrested this cow man...he should be able to provide the list....BH sponsorer
ReplyDeleteInfact, all those supporting El Rufai did not know the evil he did in Abuja when he was FCT minister. Did you give anybody in Abuja joy or you killed them by sending some to early grave by demolishing their houses,You were not even sorry & you also promised to do it again.& again. sorry sir,we cant give you & your likes our votes because you will still do.the same. You cant be taken serious. You no how to lie through all the parts of your body. If you are killed its the evil that you did that catch up with you.
ReplyDeletewhat makes you think police comissional is answerable to the state governmnt, is it a state parastatal?, is it bcs the federal govmnt is over looking som issues and the state govrnrs sized the situation to be using police commisions any how durin elections. how will jonathan govrnmnt be good since he has remov food frm thr mouth by reducing fertilizer fraud.
ReplyDelete