Nasir El-Rufai
By Ladi Jossy, Maiduguri
The immediate past Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has disclosed that Nigeria’s problem may not have been hunger or exchange rates but bad leadership.
The former Governor made the assertion during the capacity-enhancement workshop for Senior Government Officials of Borno State with the theme: “Enhancing Skills of Government Officials in Policy Implementation and Productive Human Resource Management” held in Maiduguri on Monday.
He pointed out that well-trained, educated, and committed civil servants would enhance the output of the country.
“What we lack is good leadership, the major aspect of good quality of leadership.
“We can see that in Nigeria, our only problem in Nigeria, it is not food, hunger, exchange rates, not fuel subsidy removal but it is a leadership deficit.
“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 gets better than the quality of his civil services,” he disclosed.
El-Rufai maintained that he felt gratifying seeing Maiduguri and Borno State get cleaner and better despite the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency which has killed and cut entire states from the national grid.
“What we have here shows you the quality of leadership that Borno State has and I think Zulum is one of the best governors in the country. we have seen the energy and effort put in by Zulum,” he said.
El-Rufa’i said he does not want to be addressed as Godfather in Kaduna where he has stayed since 29 May 2023.
“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 to learn and get the job by himself, “El-Rufai said.
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