Obasanjo's personal favourite is understood to be the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nasir el-Rufai and he might also want to promote the chances of his ally Rivers State Governor Peter Odili...
With former Lagos military Governor Buba Marwa and Babangida - 'he has too much baggage' - also lacking favour in the presidency it is an attitude that has fuelled speculation over the prospects for otherwise unlikely candidates including Bauchi Governor Ahmed Mu'azu and Nasir El-Rufai Federal Capital Territory Minister with strong reformist credentials but no background in electoral or party politics...
The state-owned fuel refineries starting with the Port Harcourt plant are due to be sold soon says Mallam Nasir El-Rufai Minister for the Federal Capital Territory and former privatisation chief...
Although Obasanjo and the director of the Bureau of Public Enterprises Nasir el Rufai share this view it's not common currency...
Vol 43 No 20 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The Director General of Nigeria's privatisation agency Nasir el Rufai is quoted as saying: 'It took Nitel 70 years to connect 400 000 people and only took mobile operator MTN eight months...
Akin Kekere Ekun Chairperson of the privatisation technical committee and Nasir el-Rufai BPE Secretary General have managed the process almost single handedly so far...