Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of
Representatives and son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir
El-Rufai, has admitted that he was naive in his criticism of former
President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.
Speaking about his change of perspective, El-Rufai said,
“I used to be very active in criticising President Jonathan… I even forgot in
my naivety as many young people do, that we had governance then.”
El-Rufai attributed his newfound understanding to
seeing his father prepare to visit Jonathan for political consultations.
“I visited my father after I became a member and I saw
him wearing a polo shirt and I said ‘where are you going?’ And he said he was
going to see President Jonathan, and I paused… I said, ‘please when you see
him, tell him I am very sorry, I am wiser now’,” he added.
The APC lawmaker expressed support for electoral
reforms, including electronic transmission of election results.
“It takes a lot particularly in Africa to lose an
election and leave, he did that,” El-Rufai said, praising Jonathan’s decision
to accept electoral defeat.
El-Rufai stated that he would vote against any
proposal to allow voting without a voter’s card, citing concerns about
potential electoral malpractices.
“If there is any truth to the rumour of an electoral
amendment that would allow people to vote without a voter’s card, I would vote
against such a proposal,” he said.
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