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| Nasir el-Rufai |
He also said that the Buhari
administration would inherit a huge debt from the Goodluck Jonathan government.
The governor-elect told executive
members of the National Union of Textile Garments and Tailoring Workers of
Nigeria, who visited him in Kaduna, that such politicians must be
ready to return all ill-gotten funds after May 29.
He however said those (politicians) who
were not corrupt had no cause to fear.
According to him, the measure was imperative
because the All Progressives Congress-led government would be in a dire
financial strait on assumption of office.
El-Rufai said, “We will politely ask
those who stole government money to return the funds. This is because the
people, who are in government now, are there to work for themselves. But the
APC government is made up of people who are ready to work for the masses and
the betterment of the country.
“We will work with the textile unions
to ensure that the lives of the average Nigerians get better.”
The ex-minister also decried the poor
state of the textile industry in Kaduna State and gave assurance that his
administration would revamp it.
He lamented the current employment
figure of 1,600 people in the textile sector, describing it as unacceptable.
El-Rufai added that the textile
industry in Kaduna alone used to employ about 33,000 workers.
According to him , the APC government
will revive the industry so that it can generate employment and
impact on the lives of the people.
He said, “We have met at a forum of
northern governors-elect and we decided to ensure the revival of the textile
industry. It is a shame that the largest economy in Africa imports textile
materials from Senegal and other countries.”
The President of the union, Oladele
Hunsu, recalled el-Rufai’s feat as minister of the FCT and urged him (el-Rufai)
to take steps towards reviving the textile industry.
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