Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna state governor, during an appearance on Channels TV Programme 'Hard Copy' says he has no any presidential ambition.
The governor denied having political ambition when quizzed about his purported presidential ambition in 2019.
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According to the governor, he was a victim of serial lies.
''I have had academic ambitions because i'm being driven by excellence in academics.
The governor denied having political ambition when quizzed about his purported presidential ambition in 2019
''I've been accused of wanting to run for President since 2007, that is why Yar'Adua exiled me, why Jonathan persecuted me and from the moment i joined the CPC to work with Presidentg Buhari everyone arround him told him came because i want to run for president.''
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''I don't want to run for President, i didn't want to run for governor until President Buhari told me to go and run,'' El-Rufai said.
''I care about Nigeria but i have never had any political ambitions.''
Recall that NAIJ.com last week reported that the Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai emphasised the need for Nigerian states to be led by young, experienced people.
NAIJ.com reports that El-Rufai spoke Tuesday April 4 while commenting on the need to reform the Kaduna state civil service, describing himself as being too old to be a governor.
He said: “Public service is for young people. I’m too old to be a governor,” he said. “I should have been a governor when I was 40-something,” said the 57-year-old governor.
“That’s the right age because you are active, you have experience, you can put in long hours. I know how many hours I could put in when I was the minister of FCT, I can’t do that now,” added El-Rufai, who was Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory minister from 2003 to 2007'," he said.
In this NAIJ.com video, Nigerians react to President Muhammadu Buhari's return after spending 50 days in London for medical treatment.
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