The national Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ajibola Basiru, has called on the immediate past governor of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, to get a job and stop distracting President Bola Tinubu.

Basiru gave this advice on Sunday in an interview with the Tribune.

He urged El-Rufai to wait until 2027 before launching any media offensive against the ruling party.

The APC scribe also questioned why el-Rufai was usurping strength on a political contest still two years away.

Basiru’s remarks were in response to El-Rufai’s comments on Saturday in Sokoto, where he addressed African Democratic Congress, ADC, supporters in the North-West as part of the opposition party’s grassroots mobilisation efforts.

The former Kaduna governor warned Nigerians against voting for the APC in the next presidential election, stressing that the country would struggle to survive another four years under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

He said that he joined the coalition to ensure the APC is voted out of power, adding that he is ready to mobilise Nigerians to eject the “incompetent” ruling party.

Responding, Basiru urged him to find other engagements to occupy his time ahead of the 2027 general election.

“Why is he in a hurry? 2027 is far. The guidelines for the 2027 elections won’t be out until February 2026. El-Rufai should go and find a job to do.

“He can go back to school to enrich his knowledge, or play with his grandchildren.

“We are too busy fixing our party, and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is busy with governance. He should not distract us,” Basiru said.