No candidate can defeat el-Rufai in 2019, says aide

Samuel Aruwan, media aide to Nasir dl-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says none of those interested in the number one position in the state can defeat his principal.

Aruwan said this while speaking with reporters in Kaduna on Friday.

The governor’s aide said the other governorship candidates in Kaduna only want power but do not have vision for development.

“None of the current aspirants for the position of governor of Kaduna state can beat mallam (governor). They only want power but they don’t have clear cut vision for development, clear-cut policy to move the state forward and statesmanship among others,” he said.

“Malam el-Rufai has empowered young men and women, he has ensured emergence of young leaders, he has shown discipline in public service, development of the education sector, development of the health sector, significant reduction in maternal and child mortality.

“Since they cannot beat him in policy formulation and development, they decided to go with divisive politics, blackmail, pettiness, manipulation of religion and demonizing him as a path to be succeed him.”

Aruwan said the governor has the experience to lead the state effectively.

“He was adviser to general Abdulsalami Abubakar in 1998, he was the director-general general of the Bureau for Public Enterprise, he was FCT minister where he achieved so much and so many firsts, he went to study law and obtained masters degree in public policy management from Harvard University as an Edward A. Mason Fellow. Also study his rich and astute contributions the political development of the country.”