The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he’s too old to serve as FCT minister under the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu.
There have been speculations that the outgoing governor will either serve as chief of staff to the president or FCT minister in the incoming government.
Reacting to the speculations, Mr El-Rufai, who had served as the FCT minister under the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, said he wouldn’t accept the position even if offered.
He stated this while speaking at a policy conversation and book launch organised by the Carnegie Africa Programme in partnership with Agora Policy, in Abuja on Tuesday.
“I have done my job, I’m done, I don’t look back. In fact when I left FCT, the only time I visited FCT was in 2016 when my secondary school classmate was appointed the minister, and he said he wanted to see me, so I went there.
Once I leave a job, I don’t look back. If I leave Kaduna in 19 days, I will only visit if it becomes necessary. So, I don’t think about the FCT. I’ve done my bit. I don’t comment on the performance of those that came after me.
“Even if offered, I’m not coming to Abuja. As I say, I never repeat class and there are many young people I know that I can recommend that would do even better job than I did as minister of FCT.
I’m too old for this. I’m too old for demolition, get a young man with blood in his veins or a young woman,” Mr El-Rufai said.
Mr El-Rufai also urged workers in the private sector to pass through the public sector to contribute in turning the country around.
