By Mohammed Bello Doka.
Pan Islamic group Muslim Right Concern MURIC has made a case for the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-rufai saying the former minister deserves a juicy position in the incoming administration of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The group made this call in a press release signed by its founder and executive director, Professor Ishaq Akintola. The group also noted that Mallam Nasir deserves the position due to his role in the success of the Asiwaju project even before the primary election, even during the general election.
It could be recalled how El-rufai led the Northern Governors forum to deliver Senator Tinubu in during the APC Presidential primaries despite strong opposition from various quarters within the corridor of power.
El-rufai also played a major role after the primaries and how his actions led to the defeat of the politically motivated redesign Naira notes and how his intervention goes helped and strengthen the party that was falling apart due to the various policies directed against the success of the Asiwaju Project.
The group’s statement in full :
“As the days inch closer to the inauguration of the new administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, the Nigerian political spectrum has been inundated with power struggle intrigues and post allocation schemes. This is not new to us since we know that failure is an orphan, but winners are always surrounded by all and sundry.
“However, we deem it germane to remind the President-Elect of the need to pay debts owed and appreciate those who made his current status a _fait accompli._ This is important in order to start sowing the seed of success for the incoming administration as well as to secure a strong foothold for 2027.
“Gratitude is a major characteristic of a good Muslim. Allah says in the Glorious Qur’an, “If you are grateful, I will increase my favours on you…” (Qur’an 14:7). If the President-elect shows appreciation to the ‘Noble Dozen’ from the North, he will enjoy more of their solidarity.
“It is noteworthy that the ‘Noble Dozen’ (i.e. the twelve governors who insisted that power must shift to the South) was led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State. There is no Nigerian who is unaware of the unique support and unequalled solidarity given by this Northern group to the President-Elect. El-Rufai in particular left his palatial office in Kaduna to spend days in Abuja.
“His contribution to our victory, the victory of the Muslim-Muslim ticket is unquantifiable. He became the mouthpiece of the Muslim-Muslim ticket camp, moving from one media house to another. We must not allow all these to go in vain.
“In particular, we must remember the risk El-Rufai took as he stood between those in the corridor of power and their inglorious choices. We must not forget his bold confrontation of the central bank governor over the latter’s misguided, ill-fated and accursed naira discolouring.
“It will beat all imaginations and expectations, particularly among Muslims, if El-Rufai is not considered for a juicy post in the cabinet of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. We have played national politics the way it should be played. But now is the time to be focused. Choice positions should not be allowed to go to political chalatans, fairweather friends, hypocrites and parasites. El-Rufai is a different cup of tea. He is tested and trusted. He is the icon of Northern dignity.
“To the President-Elect we have this to say: guard very jealously the good relationship and the alliance between the North and the South West. It is a union steeped in historicity. Compensate the North for its dignity and integrity without being unfair to the rest of the country. We bequeath to you the burden of Nigeria. Your road will be rough, no doubt about that, but with prayers and your well known administrative acumen and political sagacity, Almighty Allah will clear the bumps and roadblocks for you.”
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