Education

Gov El-Rufai Claps Back at Twitter Troll For Doubting Son’s Enrollment in Public School

By Obiajulu Joel Nwolu

October 29, 2020

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has said that his son, Abubakar El-Rufai is still schooling at a public school in the state.

The governor made the clarification on Thursday on his verified Twitter handle when a user identified as @sarmerdk2 sought to know if his son was still schooling at a public school and his current grade. El-Rufai last year enrolled his child in a government school as a show of commitment to revamp public schools in the state.

Replying to the inquiry, the governor said, “THANKS! – Abubakar S. El-Rufai is doing well, & was enjoying his schooling until the coronavirus virus shut-down in March. He was promoted to Class 2 just before closure of our public schools. Thank you@sarmerdk2 for the concern.”

THANKS! – Abubakar S. El-Rufai is doing well, & was enjoying his schooling until the coronavirus virus shut-down in March. He was promoted to Class 2 just before closure of our public schools. Thank you@sarmerdk2 for the concern. God Bless. – @elrufai @AishaUmmi_Garba @B_ELRUFAI https://t.co/huPYeXsUz8

— Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (@elrufai) October 29, 2020

African News Today reported that primary and secondary schools in Kaduna State reopened on October 19, 2020 after the COVID-19 induced shutdown. The permission to reopen gradually was granted to pupils in Primary 6 while those in lower classes are yet to resume.