Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Friday said he has no
regret or apologies for writing the leaked memo which berated the
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Federal Government.
Recall
that El-Rufai had in his memo declared that both Buhari and the ruling
All Progressives Congress, APC, had failed Nigerians.
Addressing
State House Correspondents after joining the President for the Juma’at
prayer at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the governor asserted that the
memo was leaked to the public from the Villa.
Noting that he was conscious of the fact that his memo might be
misunderstood, the governor said the document was not ill-motivated.
El-Rufai also stressed that he would not hesitate to write another memo to the President should the need arises.
He said, “I am disappointed that a private communication to the
highest office in the land can be leaked and it was leaked from the
villa. I am told by those that published it, but this is a fact of life.
“We live in an age where anything you write or say can be leaked. It
is ok, my intentions are clear, I have no ill motive but I wanted to
communicate with the President what many Nigerians are talking about and
what steps can be taken to improve governance of the country and move
the country forward.
“That was my motive and if tomorrow, like I said, I see anything that
the President needs to know I will discuss with him and I will
articulate and put it into writing and on the record for him to have a
reminder document to work on.
”I have no regrets and I have no apologies.”