OPINION BY EHI BRAIMAH: Nasir el-Rufai’s exemplary courage | TheCable
are fifth columnists within Aso Villa that are working against the interest of their party, the All Progressives Congress , in the upcoming presidential election.
Lest I forget, Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria , also threw his hat into the ring under controversial circumstances without first resigning his position. The Kaduna state governor gave a blow-by-blow account of his stewardship in his book, ‘Accidental Public Servant’. I enjoyed reading the book. Do yourself a favour and grab a copy.
We cannot continue to pretend that there are no fifth columnists in Abuja; they exist and possess enormous powers. What they have been doing is to exploit President Buhari’s taciturn nature to their advantage.Nasir el-Rufai explained how members of the cabal change the course of events by citing some examples. He said a decision was reached by the government to remove petrol subsidy, a matter he also personally discussed with Buhari because speaking truth to power has become his second nature.
N5.97 trillion was earmarked for capital expenditure while N6.55 trillion was provided for debt servicing to assuage our appetite for borrowing. Ideally, capital expenditure ought to be more than re-current expenditure to stimulate the economy but it is what it is. Even if your name is already on an approved list for a high profile government position, it can still be removed and replaced with their favourite; it does not matter whether such persons have the competence and capacity or presence of mind to do the job.
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