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According to the former minister, it was in the character of the deceased to find a way to end a relationship, once he discovered one to be outspoken, intelligent and independent-minded. He said it was because of his deep understanding of the personality of the late president that he (El-Rufai), chose not to work with him while in office so as not to damage their cordial relationship.

“Knowing Umaru better overtime and longer than most people that worked with him as President, I was convinced that working with him would damage our cordial relationship”, he said.

El-rufai also noted that one of Umaru’s basic problems was that he was insecure and could therefore be irrational about many things.“Part of the reasons I think he failed as president was that this deep insecurity prevented him from surrounding himself with enough numbers of competent, independent-minded people who could disagree with him. This is because good people often have strong opinions and necessarily disagree with others, including their leaders. They are naturally confident, outspoken and will not always agree with the leader’s views and will say so.