El-Rufai 46 is regarded as the architect of the government's economic reform programme and he is linked to Ribadu (whose position as EFCC Chairman constitutionally outlasts Obasanjo) and to Mines Minister Obiageli Ezekwesili...
He moved high-profile Finance Minister and former World Bank Vice-President Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to Foreign Affairs and fellow reformer Oby Ezekwesili from Solid Minerals to Education...
Obasanjo's reform team including Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Energy Minister Obi Ezekwesili and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nassir el-Rufai may continue in their technocratic roles but lack the backing within the PDP for the top job...
There are even reports that Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Special Advisor on Due Process to the President Oby Ezekwesili were considering their positions following a critical but poorly-researched editorial in the Washington Post on the oil awards...
Recruiting credibility Obasanjo has recruited Oby Ezekwesili a founder of the international anti-corruption lobby Transparency International as a senior advisor to invigorate the anti-corruption drive...