LETTER TO MALAM NASIR EL-RUFAI!

Sir,
It is with admiration and a heavy heart that I write this letter to you. Admiration because of my belief that you are the right person to take Kaduna state to the level it ought to be. However i am saddened by the fact that it is coming a little too late.

While declaring to run for the 2015 governorship elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) you said “We must move Kaduna state from a state where people live in mutual suspicion; where few people feel safe or secure and where nothing gets done”, I can only hope that if you eventually become the next Governor of Kaduna State things would change to a great extent.

Sir, many young ones are ready and willing to vote for you because they desire change but have certain worries that need clarification before they fully commit themselves to supporting you. We cannot say for sure if what we hear is true or just propaganda, however it may be, your campaign team has to work on allaying the fears of indigenes as to whether you are a fanatic or not. One young man said to me “this one he is bearing ‘malam’ hope we are safe?”, another said you once made a mockery of Jesus Christ on twitter.

No matter how good your intentions for Kaduna state are, indigenes need to be assured that if elected, you would be a Governor for all tribe and religion (NAKOWA), that development would not be segmented to a particular region as has been the norm all along, and also that appointments would be based on merit not religious divide, it is only through unity that Kaduna state can develop and having a Governor who is one sided would not bring meaningful change no matter how hard we try.

Sir, another group of people are scared of demolition, they say, “El-Rufai would come and demolish our buildings”, for the success of this course, it is imperative at this stage that every propaganda or fear of indigenes are put to rest by your campaign team, they should endeavour to inform the people on the true position of things as it is now and how things would be done if you assume power.

It is true that Kaduna lacks infrastructure that ordinarily should be available, like a shopping mall properly so called (Shoprite, Spar et al), cinemas, relaxation gardens, good road networks especially southern Kaduna that has suffered abandonment e.t.c and for a change like this to occur, some demolition must happen.

With humility sir, am a young man who is considered ‘a baby’ to the workings of politics, forgetting that General Yakubu Gowon {RTD} became Head of state under the age of 30, from my point of view and how it is on the street i.e where the common man lives and hustles, ‘little things can make the difference’ in determining who wins the 2015 election.

The people of Kaduna need to see you more often than before and I am not talking about on television, we need to see you going round the state and inspecting projects that need changing, we should hear that Malam Nasir El-rufai just left Sabon-Tasha on his way to A.B.U Zaria, or Romi on his way to Mando. It is not advisable to leave this sort of trips till after party primaries, get the support of the young people now and the primaries would be yours Insha Allah.

A Wiseman once said “you cannot continue to do the same thing all the time and expect a different result”, sir your campaign should not be business as usual i.e. restricted to jingles, posters, TV commercials and all, the people of the state should have a close connection with you, even if it means “ungwan” to “ungwan”, by all means oblige them and victory would be yours

I write this letter because am an ardent believer of what you stand for, it would be most unfortunate for the crocodile city if you lose the race, that is why I have voiced out my concerns that need working on.

Finally sir, It is not a ‘do or die’ affair, the Almighty gives and he taketh, if it is his will you shall win and if it is not, there is nothing we can do.

Yours truly.

DANIEL BULUSSON ESQ