Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai wrote a memo to President Muhammadu Buhari which was disclosed to the press
In the memo, El-Rufai grieve over failure of the APC and the Buhari administration in some aspects
APC also promised to reply appropriately
Reports has indicated that President Muhammadu Buhari as well as the All progressives Congress (APC) is stunned by the leaked memo which written by Governor Nasiru El-Rufai, criticized the current administration.
A memo that was written by the Kaduna state governor to the President of Nigeria was leaked by Sahara Reporterswhere El-Rufai talked about some areas in which Buhari’s administration has failed.
El-Rufai wrote: “Poll after poll in Kaduna State, before and after the 2015 elections, clearly shows that my fate, politically and otherwise, is uncannily tied to yours. If you do well, I stand to benefit immensely. If you do not do well sir, whatever I try to do in Kaduna matters little to my present and any future political trajectory.”
“There is a perception that your ministers, some of whom are competent and willing to make real contributions, have no clear mandate, instructions and access to you. Ministers are constitutional creations, Mr. President, and it is an aberration that they are expected to report to the Chief of Staff on policy matters.”
“There is a strong perception that your inner circle or kitchen cabinet is incapable, unproductive and sectional. The quality and the undue concentration of key appointments to the North-East and exclusion of South-East are mentioned as evidence of this.”
According to The Sun, President Buhari was astonished by the memo while the APC said it would have to go through it and respond accordingly.
The Chairman of the ruling [arty, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said the party would respond appropriately after studying the memo.
He however stated the sincere view of El-Rufai was based on the worry of Nigerians.
“We will study it and comment later publicly. We thought it was a private memo to the President, but we will look at it and if we have any suggestions to make, we will make them later.
“It concerns Nigerians and his legitimate views, which he has expressed. We will see how it concerns us, the party and the nation and if there is need, we will comment on it subsequently.”
A senior official in the Buhari administration also revealed that President Buhari was shocked that a private memo addressed to him could be leaked to the press.
Find the memo below:
