Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has enrolled his six-year-old son, Abubakar Al-Siddique El-Rufai into primary one of a public school in fulfilment of a promise he made in 2017. The Governor enrolled Abubakar Al-Siddique El-Rufai at the Capital School Malali, Kaduna State.
The Governor made this announcement on the official Kaduna government’s Twitter handle @GovKaduna on Monday.
A commissioner in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, also confirmed the news, where he said:
“it is in fulfilment of what the governor said in 2017.” “The governor registered his son Abubakar Al-Siddique El-Rufai as a pupil of Kaduna Capital School. The school has both primary and secondary,” he said.
Mr El-Rufa’i in a state broadcast in December 2017, promised to enrol his child in a public school when he turns six years.
“The move is part of reforms to revamp public schools in the state to make them more competitive.“We are determined to fix public education and raise their standards so that private education will become only a luxury,” he said.
Mr El-Rufai also urged senior officials of the to enrol their children in public schools.“And I will by personal example ensure that my son that will be six years of age in 2019 will be enrolled in Kaduna State, by God’s grace,” Mr El-Rufa’i had said