Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has explained why most people believe Governors are corrupt and ineffective.
According to him, everyone thinks Governors are the most suspected elected officials. Everyone thinks Governors are just thieves, wasting state resources and are not doing anything.
El-Rufai who said his perspective was shapened by his time in office, said that, he came into office at a very bad time in terms of economic viability.
“We came in when oil prices were crashing into the twenties and we had inherited bureaucracies that were designed and structured around $100 per barrel oil. We had inherited wages at that level as well. And all of a sudden, there was this collapse and Nigeria went into a recession.”
The Governor reiterated that, being a Governor is one of the most difficult jobs in the world. “we are subnational; our capacity to borrow is limited. The Federal Government can print money. We cannot”.
He added, “We have a very negative image out there and people still expect progress to happen overnight”.
Source: ChannelsTV
