El-Rufai Speaks on Allegation He Mercilessly Slapped His Deputy
After
rumours emerged that the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai
mercilessly slapped his deputy over a disagreement, the governor has
come to clear the air.
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has reacted to the rumour that he mercilessly slapped his deputy over a disagreement.
Speaking on the matter, the governor said that he has never
quarrelled with, nor slapped his Deputy, Barnabas Bala. He laughed off
the news as he shed more light on his relationship with Bala.
Speaking further, the governor said Bala has been his friend since
they both attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna State
several years ago. While the governor had First class honours, studying
Quantity Survey, his Deputy, graduated with First Class honours in
Architecture from the same Ahmadu Bello Unversity, Zaria. He said they
have known each other since 1976 at ABU and that nothing has ever led
them to fight.
However, it has been gathered that the governor and his deputy have
not been in good terms. It is alleged that the two are having
challenges due to the governor's plan to sack top civil servants in the
state.
But El-Rufai, in an interactive session with select journalists
simply laughed over the allegation. He said those who concocted the
story were not intelligent enough as he said if the alleged fisticuffs
took place in the executive meeting as portrayed by the rumour mongers,
there would have been video or photo evidence of the fight by some
executive members of the State councils, “because nobody is prevented from entering the meeting with his or her phone”.
El-Rufai said, “I have known Bala Bantex since 1976, I never
had an argument with him, I respect his opinions, and each time I
travelled out of the country, I make him an Acting governor, he signs
documents on my behalf.
“We chair executive council meetings together, we operate like
partners, and now people want to create enmity between us. I am of age,
I can’t descend so low. This rumour is completely false, it is created
to cause division.
“We never discussed retrenchment of workers in the state as claimed by the rumour mongers.
“I have never slapped anyone in my life. I have never argued with Bala, I don’t slap people, I fight people with mouth,” El-Rufai said.
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