What Would Atiku Do Differently? President Buhari, asked Nigerians.
As a Vice President, Atiku Abubakar met this young Nigerian at a Seminar on Privatisation that he attended in London, England. The Vice President, seemingly impressed with his presentation, promised to reach out to him back in Nigeria. When the time came to recruit the DG of the newly formed Bureau of Public Enterprise, remembering the high-quality content of the paper delivered at the London conference by that young Nigerian, the Vice President tracked him down with the help of one of his subordinates. He had earlier promised to recommend him to President Obasanjo. And he did. Long story short, the man was recruited on the spot as the DG of the BPE, and told to resume work immediately. Operating in a pragmatic mode, they didn't border to ask for his CV and no letter of appointment was ever issued. It was an expedited process. This young Nigerian is not from Adamawa State, the State of origin of Vice President Atiku Abubakar or from Ogun State, the State of origin of President Obasanjo. Why was he chosen by the Vice President? Simple: The contents of his character (his presentation), and not his State of origin or tribe. His name is Nasir Ahmad El'Rufai, the present Governor of Kaduna State. And he is the author of the book under reference.
Please, see "The Accidental Public Servant" By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai. Pages 68 - 71
The moral of this story is this:
As a Vice President, Atiku Abubakar met this young Nigerian at a Seminar on Privatisation that he attended in London, England. The Vice President, seemingly impressed with his presentation, promised to reach out to him back in Nigeria. When the time came to recruit the DG of the newly formed Bureau of Public Enterprise, remembering the high-quality content of the paper delivered at the London conference by that young Nigerian, the Vice President tracked him down with the help of one of his subordinates. He had earlier promised to recommend him to President Obasanjo. And he did. Long story short, the man was recruited on the spot as the DG of the BPE, and told to resume work immediately. Operating in a pragmatic mode, they didn't border to ask for his CV and no letter of appointment was ever issued. It was an expedited process. This young Nigerian is not from Adamawa State, the State of origin of Vice President Atiku Abubakar or from Ogun State, the State of origin of President Obasanjo. Why was he chosen by the Vice President? Simple: The contents of his character (his presentation), and not his State of origin or tribe. His name is Nasir Ahmad El'Rufai, the present Governor of Kaduna State. And he is the author of the book under reference.
Please, see "The Accidental Public Servant" By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai. Pages 68 - 71
The moral of this story is this:
- Atiku is not the regular bureaucratic obsessed and bigoted politician. He is a detribalised Management Strategist. A Quintessential Businessman. A Prolific Talents Hunter. And a Result-oriented Team Builder. Above all, Pragmatism is his watchword, and certainly not NEPOTISM. He has a lot he would do differently, but talents hunting, especially, interest on the younger generations appeals to me the most in this candidate - Atiku Abubakar. It takes enlightenment to know the enlightened. And it takes audacity and genuine leadership traits to identify greatness in others, and go for them. Not everyone has a godfather.
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