"I made a mistake. Personal matters should be kept private" – Bashir Elrufai publicly apologies for announcing his divorce on social media

Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has tendered a public apology over the way he announced the breakdown of his marriage to his ex-wife, Halima Nwakaego Kazaure. 

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Bashir made the apology on his X account on Saturday, June 13, 2026. 
 

“I made a mistake a few weeks ago and I would like to apologize.  Personal matters should be kept private,” he wrote. 

He also claimed to have equally apologized to Halima.

Bashir and Halima – daughter of former Minister of Labour and Productivity Ibrahim Kazaure – got married in 2020 and welcomed a set of twins the following year.

Bashir announced the end of his marriage to Halima on X, citing “Gen Z wahala”.

He made this known after his public admiration for another woman sparked reactions from users who reminded him that he was a married man. 

“I’m not married yet. I am divorced. Yes, she’s from Bida, and yes, I divorced my first wife (I have no time for Gen Z wahala).,” he wrote.

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“The difference is clear, I had no clue Nupe women treat their husbands like emperors. Loving it.” he added

He also revealed that he had never wooed any woman, adding that Halima proposed to him.

“I don’t toast, babes. Never have. It’s not even about bragging rights or pride. Neither have I ever used money to buy companionship. Sometimes it’s even years later that I discover one babe or another likes,” he wrote. 

 

“I can’t tell. They make the first move. I also never asked a girl to marry me. Even in my 1st, she was the one who proposed. Not to impress anyone, but that’s the fact.”

Read his recent tweets below…