Elrufai revealed that his choice was informed by his policy of promoting the cause of women in the state governor nasir elrufai of kaduna chosen hadiza balarabe as. Hadiza is the current executive secretary of the states primary health care development agency. Governor nasir elrufai of kaduna state went all out on thursday, going. Elrufai disclosed this at the launch of her book an abundance of scorpion on thursday at the yaradua center in abuja. Saude began working for malam nasir elrufai in 2012 as a researcher for his acclaimed budget series. Bello elrufai apologises for threatening gangrape of twitter users mother premium times, nigeria 19. The elder brother of governor nasir elrufai, ali rufai, a retired air vice marshall, is dead. Elrufai enrolls son in public primary school youtube. Social intervention programme not welfare osinbajo.
In the foreword he wrote for the same book, president muhammadu buhari said he and his party had the popular support of nigerians. Governor elrufai today launched one meal per day to 1. Mr rufai, who died in the early hours of saturday in abuja, was born on november 10, 1948 in zaria, kaduna state. These may just be conjectures, but elrufai is a very smart man, although mostly clearly by half, given that the country currently sits on shifting grounds that may throw up the most probable. The kaduna state governor, nasir elrufai has commenced receiving lectures as a parttime phd student of philosophy in governance and policy analysis at the united nations universitymerit. But calamitys early strike on him did not deter him from waging a valiant battle for success in life. Elrufai kneels, begs kogi people to forgive governor bello. His father died while he was 8 years old, and he was sponsored through his early schooling by an uncle in kaduna. After book launch, elrufai, pastor bakare visit muhammadu. I can write a book to put a lie to that assertion now, on the basis of facts that i know. Reacting to elrufais book, atiku, who spoke through his media office, dismissed elrufais book as a collection of fiction, halftruths, exaggeration and reflection of selective memory. Governof nasir elrufai of kaduna state has approved the appointment of seven new permanent secretaries and senior officials for five agencies.
Speaking during the presentation of a book, digital wealth, by blogger japheth omojuwa in abuja last tuesday, mallam elrufai insisted he would force those who tweet or retweet fake news about. Elrufai is wrong, by babafemi ojudu premium times opinion. Kaduna state governor nasir elrufai has made a case for the abandonment of zoning arrangements for political offices as currently obtainable in the country. Apc govs to implement elrufai cttees report, says bagudu governors elected on the platform of the ruling all progressives congress apc have hinted of their readiness to. Elrufai wants zoning dropped for competence presidency. Pastor tunde bakare hosts elrufai book launch in lagos. Elrufai is an influential politician, and he only needs to repeat the myth of a northern region that is disadvantaged compared to its southern counterpart before it becomes a refrain.
Elrufai weeps in public over late daughter the sun nigeria. The kaduna state public works agency kapwa has also woken up from its long slumber since the inception of the elrufai led administration. The all progressives congress apc panel on restructuring chaired by kaduna gov. This day former minister of the federal capital territory, malam nasir elrufai. Between elrufai and free speech latest nigeria news. The kaduna state governor, malam nasir elrufai, broke down in tears at the weekend during the launch of a foundation in memory of his late daughter, yasmin. He is a founding member of the ruling all progressives congress. Yasmin elrufai foundation launch of right to write nigeria project. The book is not only accidental as the former director general of bureau for public enterprises bpe and minister of the federal capital territory fct wants the readers to believe. Exploding the elrufai paradox the guardian nigeria news. Former minister of the federal capital territory, mallam nasir ahmad elrufai, in his book, the accidental public servant, presents a vivid account of obasanjos last night in power, where he was. Channels television live channels television 662 watching. Nasir ahmad elrufai, the governor of kaduna state, is a selfmade man. In the book, elrufai talks about the public service in nigeria, the many challenges faced by the country, and what can be done while calling on a new generation of leaders to take the country back from the brink of destruction.
Mallam nasir ahmad elrufai claimed amongst other things that he was under pressure to resign as. Elrufai replies critics on his alleged call to violence. Elrufai book launch obasanjo angry, his boys to boycott todays presentation photo. She served as secretary of the finance subcommittee of the 2015 kaduna state transition committee before her appointment as the governors personal secretary. Elrufai biography, political career and life of nasir. Elrufai on the threshold of history greatness is not about achieving everything. One of the most controversial events of 2017 was the revelation by the kaduna state governor mallam nasir elrufai. Pastor tunde bakare, leader of the latter rain assembly hosted the lagos relaunch of elrufai s book, these times. In a statement by his spokesperson, samuel aruwan on wednesday, elrufai defended his comment on the programme as a statement every patriot can understand, stressing that affirming that a. He was previously the minister of the federal capital territory from 2003 to 2007. Elrufai will never be president of nigeria bishop of zaria. According to post on his official twitter handle, hynaija observed that he reappointed some of the special advisers. The most interesting part of this book in my view is the conversation that held between obasanjo and elrufai between pages 125 and 128 of the book. Elrufais the accidental public servant book launch.
The book highlights and clarifies some of the issues confronting. Nasir elrufai, has submitted its report to the national leadership of the party, and it made some very interesting recommendations. Kaduna and history 101 as elrufai named hadiza balarabe. In retrospect, five years down the road, he has largely delivered on these promises but it is still workinprogress. Governor of kaduna state, nasir elrufa has said his wife hadiza isma elrufai, will become the wole soyinka and chinua achebe of northern nigeria. It is about achieving something extraordinary, even if it is a single thing. Its not every day one comes across a governors wife writing a book, yet hadiza isma elrufai does change that, and a lot more. Elrufai launches ambitious renewal project for kaduna p. I have traveled around this country, north and south. Speaking on nigeria 2019, an arise tv programme on thursday, sani said the prp was a major threat to the apc in kaduna state, saying, this is why every morning and evening, they destroy our. Fireworks with kaduna state governor, nasir elrufai tvc nigeria duration. The injustice blog performance of zamfara in neco just vindicated elrufai. He lost his father when he was only eight years old and had to be shepherded through his early years by a benevolent uncle. Elrufai is an unpopular gov, he hasnt achieved anything.
Malam nasir elrufai, the governor of kaduna state, recently, while speaking on nigeria television authority nta tuesday live a latenight interactive programme, anchored by a seasoned. Nasir elrufai of kaduna state, on thursday signed a memorandum of understanding mou with china civil engineering construction corporation ccecc for the road component of the kaduna urban renewal project, the most comprehensive. The bishop of zaria, rt rev abiodun ogunyemi has denounced the archbishop of kaduna and the general secretary of the anglican consultative council for paying what he termed as a humiliating visit to governor nasir elrufai to apologise for criticising him over a plan to demolish the st georges cathedral in the university town. The third is his network for ahmadu bello university, zaria. The programme is a direct intervention in the health of our children, situating our schools as places to promote education and nutrition. Nasir ahmad elrufai was born on february 16, 1960 to a fulani family in daudawa. Before then, elrufai had explained, my hope is that you people will elicit on some of the things we did in government that were right and many of the things that we did that were mistakes. Elrufais the accidental public servant book launch pictures by israelmossaic. Elrufai s son, bello apologises for threatening to gang rape mother of twitter user daily post 19. With the recent launch of an abundance of scorpions in abuja, a novel written by the wife of kaduna state governor, hadiza isma elrufai, the literary space from northern nigeria, especially by.
The book was first launched in kaduna in february to mark elrufai s 60th birthday. According to elrufai, the committee engaged about 8,040 persons during 14 sittings nationwide. As his second term administration begins, the kaduna state governor, nasir elrufai, has appointed eight special advisers. The governor made the pledge while reacting to a tweet shared about the boy by muhd elbonga ibrahim. The second was being the younger brother of bashir elrufai. My wife will be soyinka, chinua achebe of northern nigeria. Vice president yemi osinbajo said on thursday that federal governments social intervention programme was not a welfare scheme that gives. Elrufai book nasir elrufai wrote a book titled accidental public servant in 20. The event was held at the aliyu makama primary school,kaduna.