Bashir El-Rufai, a renowned business mogul and son to the former governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai has dropped a bombshell regarding the chances of Waziri Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming presidential elections in 2027.
According to a post shared on his official X account on Thursday August 27th, 2026 he pointed out that his popularity in the core northern region was the game-changer.
He maintained that for the first time in his political career which spanned decades, the former vice president of Nigeria was being accepted by his people.
Atiku Abubakar, according to Bashir El-Rufai, was the most detribalized amongst his peers, hence, the calculation could work in his favor as the nation prepares for the 2027 presidential elections.
“Atiku is gaining traction in the North. For the first time in his political career he is being embraced by the core North, in part of his mantra of being the most detribalized historically of the bunch. That calculus could be the game-changer.” He said.
Kindly read what Nasiru El-Rufai’s son wrote below;
The statements from Mallam Nasiru El-Rufai’s son as expected, attracted diverse reactions as many agreed that the Waziri of Adamawa stood a massive chance at returning elected in 2027.