Tagging Shettima’s handle, El-Rufai wrote, “I want to use this medium to personally apologise to the Vice-President of Nigeria, His Excellency Sir Kashim Shettima, for my old post referring to his person as spineless. It was a reckless tweet.”In the original tweet, posted on March 6, 2026, and subsequently deleted, Bashir urged Shettima to take stronger action against alleged corruption at the Presidential Villa. He wrote, “I like Shettima. This episode comes after political fallout involving Nasir El-Rufai, Bashir’s father, and the ruling All Progressives Congress. He was, however, reportedly granted release from ICPC custody to attend the funeral of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, whose burial was held on Sunday.

Source: Punch March 29, 2026 18:57 UTC