Group Suggests  Nomination Of Rt. Hon Yusuf Bala Ikara For Minister As  el-Rufa’i Allegedly Opts Out

Following reports that   Malam Nasir el-Rufai  has declined his nomination as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and move out of the country,  a group,.All

Progressives Congress (APC) Grassroots Development Network (AGON) has suggested his replacement with a popular politician Hon Yusuf Bala Ikara.

This was contained in a statement signed by AGON’s Secretary, Musbahu Adamu Gimi, made available to out reporter.

“We have to canvass for a viable alternative to Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i in case he backs out from the nomination.

“As an oriented group, this association, APC Grassroots Development Network is therefore,  rallying  support for  Hon. Yusuf Bala Ikara,  a two-time member,  House of Representatives,” the group said.

According to them, “As  it were, the position of a minister must reflect either political antecedent/technocratic antecedent, public responsiveness of the minister, community initiative, loyalty to the existing government and creation of opportunities through positive engagement with national and international communities.”

They argued that this pedigree,  when properly harnessed in one person, will inadvertently reflect on the entire administrative policies and and trajectory of the President.

“Expectedly, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Bala Ikara has been on the podium of political permutation of the post independent democracy, where he has served at various levels of responsibilities.

“Whereever he served, he always left the places better than he met them. His love and passion for the progress of Nigeria and its people is unquantifiable as he deploys every bit of  resources towards human development and various emancipation programmes for youth and the grassroots.

Imperatively, it is expedient to chip in here that when others that were given opportunity ended up  being at each other’s throats with their executive governors who facilitated their nomination, with Yusuf Bala Ikara as a minister from Kaduna State, it will be a plus to the Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Malam Uba Sani as he is exceptionally loyal and imbued with uncommon sense of patience and forbearance, two attributes that are important for successful leadership positions.

“We therefore, wish to state here categorically that there is no substitute to Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i, but when the tides of change blow differently, we must take a stand and that stand undoubtedly points to Rt. Hon. Yusuf Bala Ikara,” they declared.