Standup9ja: ‘I Was Never Banned From Presidential Villa’ –
El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has stated that he
was never banned from coming to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, adding
that nobody can stop him from visiting the place.
El-Rufai Admits
Memo To Buhari, Denies Leaking It To The Media
The governor stated this while fielding questions from State
House correspondents after joining President Muhammadu Buhari to perform the
two-raka’at Juma’at weekly prayer at State House Mosque, Abuja, on Friday.
Rumours had made the round on social media that the Kaduna
state executive was banned from the Presidential Villa for allegedly leaking a
memo he wrote to Buhari on September 22, 2016.
In the memo, Mr. El-Rufai alerted President Buhari that he
was losing the vision and the momentum with which All Progressives Congress,
APC, started its change agenda.
The governor also in the memo, advised the President to
effect changes in the leadership of some federal agencies and establishments,
and to communicate constantly with Nigerians, so they will know the plans of
his government.
Mr. El-Rufai, however, told the State House correspondents
that he was not stopped from coming to the Aso Rock, and that nobody can stop
him from visiting the Villa.
According to him, he stopped frequenting the villa because
the President needs quality time to rest and also attend to challenges of
governance.
“No one ever
stopped me from coming to the villa and no one can stop me from coming to
villa.
“As a governor I
come here, I have blank cheques, no one checks me at the gate but I believe
what the President needs is for those that love him to keep away from him and
allow him to rest.
“The President
needs quality time to rest because it is meeting too many people that strains
leadership.
“I am a governor
and I know that when I meet 10 people in a day I get really tired, it is not
the paperwork, it is not really the memos approving them or asking questions
that strain a leader, it is the stream of visitors.
“I do not want to
contribute to the President’s problem by coming here every day. I am in touch
with him,” he added.
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