The Controversial 365 Days Of El-rufai In Office

By Abdul Tonga

"By choosing us to lead all our people — men and women, adults and young, Christians and Muslims on the difficult road to our freedom from soul-crushing poverty and human degradation, I pledge to you today to work day and night to make Kaduna great again. Together, we shall make this corner of our country a state worthy of our children."
This is exactly one year when Governor Malam Nasiru Ahmed El-rufai made this speech during his inauguration. No doubt about it, this is the first time Kaduna state people testified and affirmed that they are lucky enough to have a relying and hard working political Governor.
Within his 12 months in office as Kaduna state Governor, El-rufai does  not only change the  state in his efforts to make the state great again, but also has started to change the psychological thoughts of people. Many of us now understand how the government is supposed to operate not as what we used to see in previous years.
In the area of interests of Governor Nasir’s  administration ,for only one year, his very good out put are now visible not only to his fans, or party members, but also to the oppositions and critics. From security to health sector and education all those areas have already taken direction within his first year in office.
"I say to you today, my fellow citizens of Kaduna State, that the time has come for us to face up to our responsibilities as citizens. We must take many difficult decisions. We have no choice but to postpone immediate gratification and sacrifice of the fleeting comforts of today for a better future for our children. This is what change means. You have spoken loud and clear that the time is now to stop the madness, and to live up to the  fullest potential as human beings in the 21st Century."
Yes he was very current by saying that, many decisions taken my Malam Nasiru administration are new to most of us, not that are not in line with the state and national constitution but is only a determine government leading by a serious Governor can implement them. In 16 years, the former government  did many things wrong yet made some people believed  that they are right.
It has become a serious issues of discussion when Malam announced his government will not buy and donate food stuffs to any religion body. Verification exercise that exposed many ghost workers in the state also is among the issue of discussion within his one year in office. But government efforts to bring back the encroached land in schools and hospitals land in the state is the must issue that attracts commentators and analysts within one year of the former minister of Abuja.
Religious preaching, hawking, begging new laws in the state are also among the some decisions some are seeing Kaduna state government of now is now a friendly government.
No doubt about it, I believe the 365 days of Malam Nasiru Ahmed El-rufai in office are much challenges due to his new innovative design of administration but as what Rosalynn Carter says, "A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be."
Malam Nasiru clearly known for  his direction of focus and he is Planning to take us to the great direction to make not only Kaduna great but also each and every person in the state by benefiting in many aspects of his government bringing developmental programs.
One thing that Kadalites have to understand on this administration is that, is the government which come to power by voting not by cheating, that means the government will only focus on what are beneficial  to the people whether it will affect or not  other people’s personal interests. This is the first government in the state without political God father likewise the previous ones. I must  confess  that Kadalites are lucky to have a hard working and sincere  Governor like El-rufai that  for  the next three years to come I believe Kaduna state will not only be great but will be among the most important and popular States in the all world.
All what we are saying and calling is to give Nasiru administration the full support in his tireless efforts to make the state great again and again.
Long live Malam Nasiru Ahmed El-rufai, long live Kaduna state, long live Federal Republic of Nigeria. Long live Tonga Abdul to be part of those that will witness and benefit from changes not only his children's aha.