‘How dare you?’ — Datti condemns El-Rufai’s phone-tapping claim as ‘sheer arrogance’

Datti Baba-Ahmed, former running mate to Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, has condemned former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai over his claim that he intercepted the phone communications of National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu.

Baba-Ahmed described El-Rufai’s disclosure as an act of “sheer arrogance”, questioning how a former governor could publicly admit to tapping the phone of a senior security official.

He made the remarks during an appearance on MIC ON PODCAST, while responding to a question on the level of poverty in northern Nigeria.

In February, El-Rufai admitted during a live interview on Arise TV that he had intercepted communications belonging to Ribadu.

“Once you give…