Nasir El Rufai Cries Out:I Am An Indigene Of Kaduna State

Former FCT minister and governorship aspirant in Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i, has insisted that he is an indigene of Kaduna State.His insistence was in reaction to reports at the weekend that he hailed from Katsina State and, therefore, not competent to run for election in Kaduna.
His media aide, Mohammed Musa Soba, said yesterday in a statement that some political opponents “simply declared El-Rufa’i a non-indigene of Kaduna State”.
He said El-Rufa’i is from Zaria, and that all his family members are known to be indigenes of the state.
“We would not have dignified their backwardness, save to set the record straight. Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i was born to Malam Ahmad Rufa’i, from Zaria. His oldest brother, Air Vice Marshall Ali Rufa’i, enlisted in the Nigerian Armed Forces as an indigene of Zaria. Another older brother, Bashir El-Rufa’i, had a long career in the federal public service as an indigene of Kaduna State. All three El-Rufa’i brothers are listed in the ‘Who is Who of Zazzau Emirate’, a compendium of renowned sons and daughters of the area. Alhaji Nuhu Bamalli, the first Zaria indigene to be appointed a federal minister, was an uncle to El-Rufai’s father and was a well-respected Magajin Garin Zazzau.”