I Don’t Want To Be A Godfather – Nasir El-Rufai

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said he does not want to be seen as a godfather in Kaduna.

Speaking at a Capacity-Enhancement Workshop for Senior Government Officials in Borno State, on Monday. El-Rufai, said he has only visited Kaduna five times since he left office almost a year ago.

“I don’t want to be a godfather and that’s why I don’t interfere in what is happening in Kaduna, I want him (the governor) to learn and get the job by himself.”

“The leader should get good people to get the job done. Only God can do everything by himself, no matter how good you are as a leader, you can be as effective as people around you and that’s why the saying that no country get better than the quality of his civil service.”

This is the first time El-Rufai would speak publicly since two weeks ago when the seeming rift between he and his successor, Senator Uba Sani, started.