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Bello El-Rufai navigates a treacherous political rift between his father and the ruling party, a dynastic struggle that echoes the high-stakes succession battles of Kenyan politics.

Caught between his father’s rebellious legacy and his own political survival, the scion of Kaduna politics faces a dilemma that mirrors the dynastic struggles of Kenya’s own political families.
In the ruthless theatre of Nigerian politics, Bello El-Rufai finds himself standing on a fault line. The lawmaker for Kaduna North is approaching a career-defining precipice as the 2027 general elections loom. His struggle is eerily familiar to Kenyan observers who watched the sons of Odinga and Kenyatta navigate the shadows of their fathers.
Bello, a polished operator who chairs the House Committee on Banking Regulations, is no longer just "Nasir’s son." He is a political brand in crisis. His father, former Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has gone rogue, defecting to the opposition and declaring war on the very APC establishment that Bello serves.
The paralysis is palpable. Bello rose to power on a dual ticket: the El-Rufai surname and the patronage of Uba Sani, the current Governor. But with Sani and Nasir El-Rufai now locked in a bitter feud, Bello is the child in a messy divorce. If he sides with his father, he loses the party ticket. If he sticks with the party, he betrays his blood.
This saga resonates deeply in Nairobi. Just as Kenya’s political heirs struggle to step out of the giant footprints left by independence heroes, Bello illustrates the burden of the name. He is fighting to prove he is his own man while relying on the networks inherited from the patriarch.
As the drums of 2027 begin to beat, Bello El-Rufai must choose: is he the loyal son of the revolution, or the pragmatic servant of the establishment? His decision will not just determine his seat in Abuja; it will signal whether the El-Rufai dynasty has a future or if it will be relegated to the history books.
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