Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has recounted how the late ex-President, Muhammadu Buhari, was misled to stop the initial plan to appoint Chief Audu Ogbeh as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). El-Rufai recounted that Buhari later confided he had settled on Audu Ogbeh, describing him as his only choice for the post. According to him, the plan changed when some individuals around Buhari allegedly claimed that Ogbeh owed banks as much as ₦2 billion from his agricultural ventures and would be distracted by personal debts. El-Rufai added that Buhari later admitted he had been misled and sought to make amends by appointing Ogbeh as Minister of Agriculture. “After the announcement, I found out he had been told Chief Ogbeh owed a huge loan and would focus on repaying it instead of the job.