National Politics

Wife, Kid of Gov. El-rufai Face Deportation From Indonesia

Asia El-rufai, one of the three wives of the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai and her kid is currently facing deportation from Indonesia.

Asia is the sister of popular journalist and activist, Kadaria Ahmed.

A source who spoke to SaharaReporters said, “although she had a valid visa, she is currently having issues about and additional document”.

“The Nigerian government has intervened to resolve the issue.

“At the moment, they are trying to resolve the issue with the Indonesian government” the source added.

“At the moment, they are trying to resolve the issue with the Indonesian government” the source added.

Source: Sahara Reporters

Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (born 16 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician who is the incumbent Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria. He was the former Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises, the head of privatisation agency in Nigeria. He was the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja from 16 July 2003 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of All Progressives Congress (APC) and was elected as the Executive Governor of Kaduna State during the 2015 general elections in Nigeria.

EL-Rufai was born in Daudawa of Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State.[6] His father died while he was 8 years old.[7] He was sponsored throughout his schooling days by an uncle in Kaduna, and as a result he grew up in the Northern state.[7] He went to secondary school in the Barewa College, where he graduated at the top of the class, winning the “Barewa Old Boys’ Association Academic Achievement” Trophy in 1976.[8]Incidentally, in Barewa College Zaria, the former President Umaru Yar’Adua was the House Captain of Mallam Smith House which was Nasir’s dormitory as a junior.[9] He went off to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, earning a Bachelor in Quantity Surveying degree with First Class Honors.[10] He also attended post-graduate programs at Harvard Business School and Georgetown University.[11] Since leaving public service,[12] Nasir has completed an LL.B degree from the University of London, graduating in August 2008 with Second Class Honors, Upper Division, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of GovernmentHarvard University in June 2009. He also received the Kennedy School Certificate in Public Policy and Management having spent 11 months as an Edward A. Mason Fellow in Public Policy and Management from July 2008 to June 2009