Governor Nasir El-Rufai, of Kaduna State, has lamented the inability of President Muhammadu Buhari, to tackle Nigeria’s current economic woes, adding that he was extremely sad that Nigerians were passing through the worst economic downturn ever witnessed in the history of the nation.
El-Rufai, who spoke in Lagos on Sunday, July 31, during the service of The Latter Rain Assembly, noted that there was no denying the fact that Nigerians were contending with multi-faceted challenges, which were the outcome of the looting of the nation’s resources in the past years.
He however, believed that the citizens need to cooperate among themselves, and with the Buhari-led government, to see the nation through its trying times.
The Governor added, “We have always known that there is massive corruption in Nigeria, but the revelations of the past one year have shocked even the most pessimistic of critics. Nearly 70 per cent of Nigeria’s oil revenues disappeared without a trace.“Of course, there must be consequences for that. When we sit down with President Buhari these days, I pity him. I pity him, because he has always become President anytime Nigeria is in trouble.
“First, it was after the NPN (National Party of Nigeria) government had almost grounded the economy (in 1984) and now, after a massive looting of the nation’s treasury; and he has to lead the team to fix it.“But we are working round the clock to fix these problems. With your prayers and the cooperation of Nigerians, we shall surmount these problems.“President Buhari loves humanity passionately; his strength is that he believes everyone could be trusted, which is also a weakness. When he gives people any assignment, he expects people to carry out the assignment with all honesty. Unfortunately, this is not so all the time, as we have seen over time and that is why I said it is a weakness.“The President is not a man who has interest in making money for himself, or for his friends. Mistakes could be made; only God is perfect,” he added.
El-Rufai attributed his status today as a Governor, to the advice of the Serving Overseer of The Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, who he said, invited him to “Buhari’s party,” the CPC (Congress for Progressives Change), in 2011.
He stated, “I already made up my mind never to go into public office, after I left office the last time. Pastor Bakare told me that I should not be bitter; that I should forgive anyone who might have offended me, and should move on with my life”.
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