I’ll be in private sector, not any chief of staff, after my tenure – El-rufai

I’ll be in private sector, not any chief of staff after my tenure – El-rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dismissed the rumours that he is jostling to become Chief of Staff in the President-elect Bola Tinubu’s cabinet.

Indeed, he said he was not lobbying for any appointment after leaving office as governor on May 29; rather, he wants to stay in the private sector working for the progress of Nigeria.

He stated this in Gombe on Saturday while addressing newsmen.

El-Rufai was in the state to inaugurate the construction of 550 housing units and Gombe Geographic Information Systems Service Centre.

He described the reports of his lobbying for an appointment as “mere speculations”.

The governor said he was more interested in contributing to the development of Nigeria than jostling for positions.

El-Rufai noted that being in government was not the only way to contribute to Nigeria’s development, saying even if he was not in government, he would remain committed to the progress of the country.

He said, “I have not had that discussion with the president-elect and I don’t like to speculate.

“I read in the newspapers all kinds of portfolios assigned to me but you know, I am a committed Nigerian.

“I want to see my country make progress and whatever I can do to contribute to the development of the country, I will do it.

“But, I don’t have to do it working in government. Everyone who is working either in the private sector or civil society is contributing. There is not just one way to contribute to the country and I will never stop working for Nigeria’s progress.”

The governor said upon leaving office in about three weeks, he would take a break even as he promised to be available to provide advice, where needed, on how to move the country forward.

“I will be in the private sector, not any chief of staff. I will take a break and advise people like Governor Inuwa Yahaya if they need it,” he said.

The News Agency of Nigeria also reports El-Rufai as saying Nigerians would not regret voting for Tinubu as the president, stressing that better days were ahead of Nigerians under him.

 

I’ll be in private sector, not any chief of staff, after my tenure – El-rufai