He said this while receiving his
certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission
in the state capital on Wednesday
He noted that the criteria for those that
would form his cabinet after being sworn into office on May 29, 2015
would be based on integrity, competence and transparency.
He said, “Appointments and nominations
into the incoming cabinet and government will be primarily on the basis
of integrity and determined strictly by competence, capacity and
capability,” he said.
According to the governor-elect, his
administration takes seriously the rebuilding of the state plagued with
heavy debt, adding that all and sundry must come together to ensure that
the desired change are effected without delay in the state.
El-Rufai, a former minister of the FCT,
also noted that the incoming All Progressives Congress government in the
state was committed to building a harmonious society where all would
live in peace.
This is just as he vowed that electoral offenders at the just concluded general elections in the state would be prosecuted.
He said this would serve as a deterrent to electoral offenders in the future.
The governor-elect said, “The APC takes
seriously its responsibility to build a harmonious society in Kaduna
State. We are committed to fostering a secure and peaceful environment
that gives confidence to all the residents of the state to make the most
of their talents.
“We are all equal partners and
stakeholders in this state. There will be no discrimination in Kaduna
State on the basis of gender, ethnicity or religion.”
El-Rufai also pledged to run what he
described as “a listening government,” adding that “we shall be decisive
in implementing our agreed agenda for change.”
He added that the APC government would
lose no time in reforming education, health care, local government and
public service sectors.
Paying tribute to those that sacrificed
their lives during, before and after the elections, the governor-elect
said that those that engaged in electoral offences would be made to face
the full weight of the law, no matter how highly placed.
Apart from el-Rufai, others that
collected their certificates of return were senators-elect, Danjuma Laah
(Kaduna South senatorial zone); Shehu Sani (Kaduna-Central senatorial
zone) and Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna North senatorial disrict and a House
of Representatives member-elect, Mohammed Soba (Makarfi/Kudan federal
constituency).
The INEC National Commissioner in charge
of Niger, Kaduna, Kwara states and the Federal Capital Territory, Dr.
Chris Iyimoga, presented the certificates of return to the winners of
the just concluded elections at the INEC headquarters in Kaduna.
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