Most people think governors are thieves — El-rufai

Kaduna State Governor Nasir Ahmed El-rufai said State Governors are the most suspected elected officials because many people thinks they are thieves.

He said people thinks governors are just wasting state resources and doing anything.

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Governor El-rufai made the comment on Sunrise Daily aired on Channels Television on Monday while responding to a question about why he believes the Worst job in Nigeria is to be a Governor.

El-Rufai said his perspective was shaped by his time in office.

“Governors are the most suspected elected officials. Everyone thinks Governors are just thieves and we are wasting state resources, we are not doing anything.

“Governors are assumed to be taking security votes. When people hear security votes, they think it is a slush fund for Governors. So we have a very negative image out there.

“Meanwhile, we have one of the most difficult jobs in the world. And we are subnational; our capacity to borrow is limited. The Federal Government can print money. We cannot.

“Other than Lagos, very few state governments have room to do what they can do because apart from Lagos virtually every state in Nigeria relies on Federation Account transfers. And when they go down, you are in trouble,” he said.