Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has sparked outrage with a controversial comment on X (formerly Twitter), stating that the killings in Southern Kaduna would continue if residents kept attacking Fulani herdsmen.
Bashir, known for his combative presence on social media, deleted the tweet shortly after facing backlash.
His comment was in response to a post from an X user, @qykali, who criticized him for referring to Bola Tinubu as “Pablo.”
The user had described Bashir’s father as a “Fulani irredentist” who oversaw “industrial-scale ethnic cleansing” in Southern Kaduna during his eight years as governor.
In reaction, Bashir responded: “It is your stupid mother that is an elephant. And Southern Kaduna residents will keep seeing sheghe (trouble or suffering) if they continue to attack indigenous Fulani herdsmen. Oloshi.”
The use of the word “sheghe” (shege)—a Hausa slang implying suffering or severe consequences—drew widespread condemnation, with many accusing Bashir of justifying violence against Southern Kaduna communities, who have long suffered deadly attacks by suspected herdsmen.
Recently, Bashir also fueled speculations about political realignments ahead of the 2027 elections, hinting that Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, might join the Social Democratic Party (SDP) following his father’s defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Responding to an X user who suggested the SDP would struggle to defeat the APC in 2027 without Obi, Bashir cryptically replied: “He is coming.”
Although vague, his remark has intensified discussions about a potential alliance between Obi and the SDP, especially after Nasir El-Rufai’s recent exit from the APC.
Nasir El-Rufai, a key figure in the APC’s rise to power in 2015, resigned from the party, expressing disillusionment with its leadership under President Tinubu.
In his resignation letter dated March 10, 2025, El-Rufai accused the APC of abandoning its founding progressive ideals, describing the current leadership as “directionless.”
“Developments in the last two years confirm that there is no desire on the part of those who currently control and run the APC to acknowledge, much less address, the unhealthy situation of the party,” he wrote.
El-Rufai’s defection is seen as part of a broader exodus from the APC, with key figures like former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola and ex-Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi rumored to be considering a move to the SDP.
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