By Our Reporter
Like a saying goes, “the evil that men do live after them” But that might not be correct on the part of the immediate past Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, who has just withdrawn his interest in being part of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet according to a report
El-Rufai was among the three ministerial nominees that were dropped by the Senate- citing security reports from the State Security Service for the action.
However, as the governor of Kaduna State El-Rufai was alleged to have made some statements which were against security.
Presidency sources said El-Rufai told President Tinubu at a meeting on Tuesday that he was no longer interested in becoming a minister but would continue to contribute his quota to the development of Nigeria as a private citizen.
“He also told the president that he needed time to focus on his doctorate programme at a university in The Netherlands,” one of our sources said.
Another insider also told Premium Times that the former governor suggested a new ministerial nominee — Jafaru Ibrahim Sani — for Kaduna State, saying the President would find him very useful.
Recall that had on Tuesday El-Rufai visited the President at the presidential villa a day after the Senate confirmed 45 out of 48 ministerial nominees.
