I'm Not El-Rufai's Sidechick - NPA Boss, Hadiza Usman
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman, has denied having a romantic relationship with the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, saying no such affair helped her clinch the NPA top job.
Ms Usman, chief of staff to Mr El-Rufai from 2015 to 2016, spoke on the subject while appearing on a TVC programme on Monday, in celebration of the International Women’s Day.
She described claims about her relationship with Mr El-Rufai as a baseless and false “over flogged story” that has been on for a while.
“I am definitely not his girlfriend,” she said of Mr El-Rufai. “The governor is my mentor and my boss.
“He has been very supportive of my career and the career of every other woman that has worked for him.
“As you are aware, Kaduna State is the first state in northern Nigeria that has an elected female deputy governor; so you can see he has that commitment having women in positions of authority so that rumour is completely untrue,” Ms Usman said.
Ms Usman, chief of staff to Mr El-Rufai from 2015 to 2016, spoke on the subject while appearing on a TVC programme on Monday, in celebration of the International Women’s Day.
She described claims about her relationship with Mr El-Rufai as a baseless and false “over flogged story” that has been on for a while.
“I am definitely not his girlfriend,” she said of Mr El-Rufai. “The governor is my mentor and my boss.
“He has been very supportive of my career and the career of every other woman that has worked for him.
“As you are aware, Kaduna State is the first state in northern Nigeria that has an elected female deputy governor; so you can see he has that commitment having women in positions of authority so that rumour is completely untrue,” Ms Usman said.
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