Why I cannot function as a lawmaker – El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has explained why he is not considering retiring to the National Assembly when his term ends in 2023.

El-Rufai said he cannot function in legislature because he does not have the patience to be a lawmaker.

The Governor stated these on Monday when he spoke as Chairman of the distinguished parliamentarians lecture series of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies in Abuja,

He said: “I can never function in legislature. The hard work required to lobby your colleagues for bills and motions to be passed us what some of us do not have and cannot stomach.

“In the Legislature, all are equal and it is difficult to manage equals. In the Executive, it is easy, because it is easy to manage your subordinates. I can hire and fire, but that is not the same with the legislature.

“I cannot never retire to the legislature because I cannot function there”.