Says he withdrew son from public school because of his safety
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufa’i, yesterday dismissed insinuation that he is eyeing the countrys presidency in 2023.
The governor, who featured in a programme on the Pidgin Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Kaduna, said at 62 years, he would be too old to occupy the countrys highest political office in two years.
He explained that his current position as Kaduna State governor has had a telling effect on his age.
The governor was however silent on whether he would be interested in the vice presidents position.
According to el-Rufa’i, Governing Nigeria is a serious job, which is obviously too much for a 62-year-old man. Look at me; look at my grey hair. If you see my picture when I was sworn-in, my hair was very black, but look at how it has become.
This is a very difficult job and that is just state governor, one state out of 36. A big one, yes; a difficult one, yes, but it is not the same as Nigeria. Presidency of Nigeria is a very serious job, it is too much for a 62-year-old.
In another development, El-Rufa’i has revealed why he secretly withdrew his seven-year-old son, Abubakar Al-Sadiq el-Rufa’i, from the public school, the Kaduna Capital School.
In a recent interview with the BBC Pidgin service, el-Rufa’i said his son had been targeted by bandits because of the governors public stand against the payment of ransom, adding that his daughter, Nesrin, was also enrolled in the school when she turned six.
He said even though there was no threat to Nesrin, both children were removed from the school on the advice of security agencies.
Recall that last year, the governor dramatically enrolled him in one of northern Nigerias oldest public schools. However, it was later reported how el-Rufa’i quietly withdrew his son.
