Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that he does not want to be called a godfather in Kaduna.
El-Rufai clarified this during a Capacity-Enhancement Workshop for Senior Government Officials in Borno State on Monday.
El-Rufai explained that he has only visited Kaduna five times since leaving 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.
“What we lack is good leadership, the major aspects of good quality of leadership. 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 services,” Daily Trust quoted the former governor as saying.
This is the first time El-Rufai has spoken publicly in two weeks since the apparent disagreement with his successor, Governor Uba Sani, began.
