2019: In spite of all the people I’ve offended, my re-election ‘almost a done deal’– El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State says his re-election in 2019 “is almost a done deal”, despite stepping on many toes.

He however added that getting re-elected was not as important to him as doing the right thing.

The governor, who spoke as a special guest at the 2018 National Council on Finance and Economic Development (NACOFED) conference which held in Kaduna, maintained that “in spite of all the risks we have taken and all the people we are supposed to have upset, the election on March 2, 2019, as far as Kaduna state is concern, is almost a done deal.”

“Being re-elected is not important. What is important is doing the right thing and posterity will judge us,” he said.

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“From all indications, from everything I have seen, because we call regularly, we are very scientific, we don’t guess in the dark.”

The governor said his administration had embarked on far-reaching reforms in the education, economic and health sectors with outstanding results in past three and half years.

He said the utmost priority of his administration is to put the state on the right track, pointing out that his achievements and reforms in all sectors will naturally take care of his re-election and enable him consolidate.

He said his administration had created a lot of jobs, highlighting the empowerment of women with soft loans.

El-Rufai said plans were also underway to recruit at least 3000 health workers to further boost the health sector in the state.

Speaking on the ease of doing business in the state, he said before he took over in 2015, Kaduna occupied the 20th position but as at 2018, Kaduna occupies the first position in the ease of doing business.

He further disclosed that his administration has so far hired 75 lawyers to boost the state judiciary sector.

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