My Government Values The Youths – Nasir El-Rufai

Nasir El-Rufai has come out to say that he wants to raise lots of detribalized, intellectually curious, and patriotic Nigerians during his time as governor.

This is coming after the governor revealed the 3rd set of young Nigerians for the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Fellowship (KIF).

According to him, this will definitely help to contribute to public leadership across Nigeria and he wants to be a part of that.

He added that the state government values young people and he’ll keep giving them responsibilities to deliver progressive outcomes for the people.

His words, “The second set of fellows resumed in August 2019 and have lived up to the hopes that inspired the fellowship.

“A significant chunk of their program time has unfortunately fallen within the uncertainties created by Covid-19. But they have adopted magnificently.”

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Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (born 16 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Kaduna State since 2015. He was previously the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007; and the director of the Bureau of Public Enterprises. He is a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress.

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai was born on February 16, 1960 to a Fulani family in Daudawa. His father died while he was 8 years old, and he was sponsored through his early schooling by an uncle in Kaduna. El-Rufai was educated in Barewa College. As a junior at the college, President Umaru Yar’Adua was the house captain of his dormitory.

In 1976, he graduated at the top of his class, winning the “Barewa Old Boys’ Association Academic Achievement” Trophy.

El-Rufai attended Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, where he received a bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying with first class honours. In 1984, he received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He has since attended several professional and post-graduate programs, including the Georgetown School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C and programs on privatization and leadership.