Osun Election: Your federal might failed – Rufai slams Wike, APC

Responding, Rufai dismissed the argument, describing it as denial and ‘gaslighting’ of Nigerians.

He said claims that federal influence was not deployed was difficult to reconcile with the scale of political activity and resources allegedly committed to the election.

According to him, federal-aligned interests made substantial efforts to influence the outcome but still failed to secure an APC victory because voters in the state resisted the pressure.