Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has emerged as a leading voice within an evolving opposition coalition aiming to challenge the current administration in Nigeria's 2027 general elections. Driven by a profound sense of duty rather than personal political ambition, El-Rufai stated his conviction that he must help correct what he terms a “national tragedy” that he inadvertently contributed to by supporting President Bola Tinubu in 2023 and former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. He candidly expressed relief at not being part of what he described as the current government's