The Presidency on Tuesday chided former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai not to bring down the roof because he was not made a minister.
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, reacted to El-Rufai’s claim that it was the president and not the National Assembly that rejected his ministerial appointment.
El-Rufai made the claim during an Arise Television interview on Monday evening.
Onanuga said it was time for El-Rufai to move on and stop behaving like a child crying over spilt milk.
The presidential spokesman said in an interview with Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily: “As a person, I think I will pity the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. He feels hurt that he was not made a minister. I think it is time for him to move on. He can’t continue to behave like a child, as if somebody stole his bread and he is crying.
“It’s natural for him to feel hurt about being excluded, and the president acknowledged in his birthday message that Nasir helped a lot in installing Tinubu. If he’s not there, it doesn’t mean he should bring down the roof.
“The president has no animosity against Nasir. He naturally feels hurt that he has been excluded, so he goes about campaigning against the president and would not let go.
“He should forget about not being made a minister. He has been in public service since 1999; it’s time for him to move on.”
