The Kaduna State Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Muhammad Dattijo, has declared his intention to succeed Governor Nasir El-Rufai in 2023.
Dattijo said this yesterday in a Facebook post.
He wrote: “This post is to inform you of my intention to commence a consultation process towards a run for the Kaduna governorship seat in the 2023 general elections.
Commending the state governor for allowing him to serve in his government, the former Chief of Staff said: “Over the past seven years, I have had the opportunity to work with Governor Nasir El-Rufai in his efforts to transform our dear state.
“As even his harshest critics will accept, the period from 2015 to date is the most historic development our state has witnessed since its creation.”
With a front seat in government, first, as Commissioner, later as Chief of Staff, and again as Commissioner; I have had the privilege to contribute to the debate and to understudy the thinking behind every policy intervention and decision of the APC government.
“I am confident of my ability to sustain all that has been achieved so far and continue to Move Kaduna Forward,” he said.
He further said: “As a development practitioner, I’m conscious of the danger of retrogression and the need to ensure that the gains we’ve made as a State are not reversed under whatever circumstances. I am therefore putting myself forward based on the need to ensure the continuity of excellent performance we’ve witnessed in the past seven years.”