El-Rufai Withdraws As Minister – Report

El-Rufai Withdraws As Minister – Report

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Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has recommended a replacement to serve as a minister in the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a report. THE GUARDIAN reports.JAMB Portal

A Premium Times report on Friday quoting sources within the Presidency said El-Rufai has informed President Tinubu that he will no longer consider his nomination as a minister in the government.
El-Rufai reportedly assured Tinubu that he will continue to contribute his quota to national development as a private citizen.InformationGuideNigeriaThe report said El-Rufai has recommended Jafaru Ibrahim Sani who served as commissioner in three ministries – Local Government Education and Environment in Kaduna State – as his replacement to President Tinubu. 

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El-Rufai, according to the report, told Tinubu that he ‘needed time to focus on his doctorate programme at a university in The Netherlands’ and assured the president that he would find Sani ‘very useful and resourceful’ in the government.

Spokesman to El-Rufai, Muyiwa Adekeye, is yet to speak on the matter.JAMB Result

The former Kaduna State governor during his screening at the Senate on Monday disclosed that Tinubu specifically asked him to work with the government on the power problem facing the country.NYSC Portal 

The Senate confirmed all 45 other ministerial nominees including former minister of state for labour and employment Festus Keyamo whose nomination was most recent and faced stiff opposition with the lawmakers during his screening.

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