A source at the Presidency has confirmed to SaharaReporters that Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State was sidelined in the selection of Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, the ministerial nominee from his state. Mrs. Ahmed is the current executive secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), a position she has held since the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.

According to our source at the Presidency, Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, unilaterally picked Mrs. Ahmed as the ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, bypassing such committed members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a retired federal permanent secretary, Umaru Dembo, a former minister, Isa Ashiru, a former member of the House of
Representatives, and Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, a businessman and leader of the state’s APC Caucus. “Power brokers around Mr. President convinced him to accept Mrs. Ahmed as the nominee for minister, sidelining Governor El-Rufai. According to our source, the choice of Mrs. Ahmed is likely to create disaffection among APC members who feel they worked for the party’s success in the March and April 2015 polls.

“The governor refused to interfere with the president’s ministerial nomination, thinking the President would use his discretion to choose from [among] Kaduna State’s APC chieftains who worked assiduously for the party. Then Governor El-Rufai was caught napping by Kyari's choice of Mrs. Ahmed,” our source said. He stated that Mr. El-Rufai felt upset by the slight, adding that the governor had hoped that President Buhari would make a choice that would have created harmony within the Kaduna State chapter of the APC. “I expect Governor El-Rufai to make his position known to President Buhari,” the source stated. The choice of Mrs. Ahmed, a relative of Governor El-Rufai, has reportedly triggered some friction in the APC.

SaharaReporters learned that the nominee is the daughter of Governor El-Rufai’s cousin, Yahaya Hamza. A retired permanent secretary in charge of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Hamza died recently.

Our source said the nominee’s husband was a close ally of former Vice President Namadi Sambo. “Many APC chieftains see her [Mrs. Ahmed] as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and argue that she contributed in no way to the success of APC in the state,” said our source.

Source: - http://saharareporters.com/2015/10/15/el-rufai-sidelined-selection-kaduna-ministerial-nominee

It does not matter who gets to choose who.

The most important thing here, is that a progressive has been brought on board.

Destination Uhuru, is the ultimate goal of this Presidency. And surely with the technocrats I am seeing being selected, by the President.

Nigeria can only go one way, which is FORWARD.

Hmm

Where are the tanoids who were swearing by the gods of their village that El-Rufai was the unofficial vice president. He was not even consulted when PMB was picking a ministerial nominee from his state.

Let the wailers begin to wail. On your marks, set, go

nonsense

Buhari is DULLARD
Quote me make thunder fire you

You can never satisfy everybody. ..True story.

El rufai the midget political higi haga of our own time

Good

This news sef is confusing. Na el-rufai mama sister cousin, na pdp, na sambo papa brother aunty, Rufai is not happy. SR pls what is the moral of this news now?

And someone will believe this shii now o

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ok! What is the motive of ths op? Shouldnt we be happy that the president got balls to choose his cabinet himself, he belongs to everybody and not elu fai, atleast their is no of that cabinet he cant control. Unlike the otueke drunk who the minority leader confirmed had no balls to control his 'sophisticated FROG EYES'. If el no clue had done what pmb is doing maybe he wont have gotten the women imposed on him

Noted.

Maybe cos of his affiliation with APC. It is all good.

this story get k leg

good for the intending vice President. u have been whacked

and so?

I suspect Alhaji Lia muhammad to be the owner of SAHARA media

Timetravel88:
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I doubt it

President position is largely different from that of Governor, So it is not mandatory he is informed before PMB picks a Min. Nominee from his state.

What is your own business. All these media should face real journalism and stop instigating enmity among Nigerian people. Lazy journalists.

He (Hell-Rufai), his candidate and his boss should all go and die

[size=8pt][size=8pt][size=8pt]that is so incredible all we need is for them to swore with GUN and use thunder gods to swore so that moment they don't work on task giving them they will be taking instant judge

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News?

Baba no dey look Uche face at all.

babyfaceafrica:
this story get k leg

Walai

otijah:
Buhari is DULLARD Quote me make thunder fire you

bring d fire..

Hmmm

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