Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state in
September last year, sent a 30-page explosive memo to President Buhari.
In the Memo which was recently leaked to Sahara Reporters and shared online, El-Rufai bluntly told President Buhari that his government has failed in delivering the mundane things any government is expected to deliver to its electorates. He said aside winning the battle against Boko Haram and corruption, this administration has not delivered on any other electoral promise.
"In very blunt
terms, Mr. President, our APC administration has not only failed to manage
expectations of a populace that expected overnight ‘change’ but has failed to
deliver even mundane matters of governance outside of our successes in fighting
BH insurgency and corruption. Overall, the feeling even among our supporters
today is that the APC government is not doing well”El Rufai stated.
According to the 56 year old governor, some aides
of President Buhari, have refused to work with others for the progress of this
administration. He noted that the Secretary to the state government, Babachir
Lawal is inexperienced in public service and sometimes rude to those who want
to work closely with President Buhari. El-Rufai went on to state that the Chief
of Staff to President Buhari, Abah Kyaru, is totally clueless of his
position.
"The two
officials whose titles may enable them function as such, generally alienate
those that contributed to our success. The Chief of Staff is totally
clueless about the APC and its internal politics at best as he was neither part
of its formation nor a participant in the primaries, campaign, and elections.
In summary, neither of them has the personality, experience, and the reach to
manage your politics nationally or even regionally".
He advised President Buhari to communicate more
often to Nigerians about his intent and purpose for the Nation.
“The President should
speak to the nation, something akin to a State of the Union address on December
1 or January 1st, preferably in a joint session of the National Assembly during
which he will explain away some of the perceptions and lay out the national
plans, strategies, and roadmap".
He stressed that his memo might be taken as an act
of arrogance and ambition but he is ready to take the consequences just to see
that this administration works effectively.
“I ran for state
Governor because you directed me to do so. From 2010 when we joined your team,
I have no other interest other than your place in history as our President. I
believe in your integrity, commitment and sense of duty to make our nation
better. I am distressed that our government is seen not to be succeeding mostly
due to the failures, lack of focus and selfishness of some you have entrusted
to carry on and implement your vision. I am troubled that our own missteps have
made the PDP and its apparatchiks so audacious and confident.”
The governor stated that no northerner can ever
become relevant on National level so long as President Buhari is there. He
urged him to continue his tenure in 2019.
"Mr. President,
it is also clear to many of us that have studied your political career, that so
long as you remain in the political landscape, no Northerner will emerge
successfully on the national scene. All those wasting time, money and other
resources to run in 2019 either do not realize this divinely-ordained situation
or are merely destined to keep others employed and rich from electoral project
doomed to certain failure.”he said in his memo
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