Mallam Nasir El-Rufai

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (born 16 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007, and Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises from 1999 to 2003. Quotes From a 2009 interview with Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University Nigeria has never been run very well, we had a succession of bad leaders, but things were okay. "Nasir El-Rufai", interview by Graeme Blair and Daniel Scher, Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University, 16 June 2009. Full transcript: I don't think corruption is the root of all evil, there are others more serious in my view. Bad management is the root of all evil. You cannot get debt relief unless we have a slim, efficient public service. Public service pay in Nigeria is like one quarter of private sector pay, and many people say that is the major cause of corruption entry, not corruption maintenance. I ejected people from their houses because they refused to pay the deposit or subsequent payments on time and it was tough, but somebody's got to do it. [...] I have no regrets. Once you remove the information asymmetry, the cost of these things just came down drastically. Political reform is more important than economic reform. My advice to every reformer is this: in addition to implementing your economic reforms, ensure you sit at the political table. Don't think that politics is too dirty for you to participate in. Every reformer must learn how to frame, how to present a very difficult or otherwise unacceptable subject in a way that it will sound as benign, as non-threatening as possible. References External links Category:Politicians from Nigeria Category:Governors of Kaduna State