EL-RUFAI ALLEGEDLY WITHDRAWS HIS DESIRE IN BEING APPOINTED AS A MINISTER AND SUGGESTS A SUCCESSOR.

Nasir El-Rufai, the recently-retired governor of Kaduna State, is said to have lost interest in serving in President Bola Tinubu’s government.

Premium Times reports that Mr. El-Rufai informed President Tinubu during a meeting on Tuesday that he was no longer interested in becoming a minister but would still make his contribution as a private person to the advancement of Nigeria.

He also explained to the president that he needed some time to concentrate on his doctoral program at a Dutch university, according to a source.

Jafaru Ibrahim Sani, a new ministerial nominee for Kaduna State, was proposed by the former governor, who claimed the President would find him to be very valuable and resourceful, according to another insider who spoke to Premium Times.

While Mr. El-Rufai was governor of Kaduna State, Mr. Sani served as commissioner in three ministries (Local Government, Education, and Environment).