{
  "id": 9786941,
  "title": "El-Rufai’s influence made Tinubu Nigeria’s president – Dele Momodu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/el-rufais-influence-made-tinubu-nigerias-president-dele-momodu",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T15:45:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/25/el-rufais-influence-made-tinubu-nigerias-president-dele-momodu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dele Momodu, a prominent chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has stated that Nigeria's current president, Bola Tinubu, may not be in office if not for the political influence of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Momodu emphasized during an interview on Channels Television's Morning Brief that El-Rufai's role in Tinubu's emergence as president in 2023 was pivotal. The ADC's Deputy Director-General of Presidential Campaign Media and Communications disclosed these details during the interview. Momodu also criticized the bail conditions imposed on El-Rufai, calling them horrendous. He elaborated, \"El-Rufai is held down not because he has committed any crime. He could have stayed away from the country. He chose to come back to the country. He knew he was going to be arrested, and he was arrested.\" Momodu further noted that the bail conditions placed on El-Rufai are so unbearable that even his adversaries would find it hard to comprehend why he had to endure such a distressing experience under a government he helped to bring to power. Momodu concluded, \"If not for him, I'm sure President Bola Tinubu would not be in office today.\"",
  "summary": "A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu might not be president if not for former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Momodu said El-Rufai’s political influence was pivotal in Tinubu’s emergence as Nigeria’s president in 2023. The Deputy Director-General of the ADC’s Presidential Campaign Media and Communications […] El-Rufai’s…",
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    "outlets": 4,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}