The Accidental Public Servant
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The Accidental Public Servant

  1. 712 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Accidental Public Servant

About this book

This is a story of Nigeria, told from the inside. After a successful career in the private sector, Nasir El-Rufai rose to the top ranks of Nigeria's political hierarchy, serving first as the privatization czar at the Bureau for Public Enterprises and then as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja under former President Olesegun Obasanjo. In this tell-all memoir, El-Rufai reflects on a life in public service to Nigeria, the enormous challenges faced by the country, and what can be done while calling on a new generation of leaders to take the country back from the brink of destruction. The shocking revelations disclosed by El-Rufai about the formation of the current leadership and the actions of prominent statesmen make this memoir required reading for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of power politics in Africa's most populous nation.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Photo Sections
  7. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
  8. Foreword
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction
  11. Prologue: The Beginning of the End
  12. Chapter One - Humble Origins
  13. Chapter Two - The Calm Before the Storm
  14. Chapter Three - From Abacha to Obasanjo - A Series of Accidents
  15. Chapter Four - taking Charge of Privatisation and Policy Reform
  16. Chapter Five - "You Will See the Meaning of Power"
  17. Chapter Six - the Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend - Unless the Friend is El-Rufai
  18. Chapter Seven - The Economic Team - Key Players
  19. Chapter Eight - Abuja - The Economic Reform Laboratory
  20. Chapter Nine - Land Reforms
  21. Chapter Ten - Sale of Government Houses in Abuja
  22. Chapter Eleven - Restoring the Abuja Master Plan
  23. Chapter Twelve - A Large Construction Site
  24. Chapter Thirteen - Reforming the Public Service
  25. Chapter Fourteen - Covert Battles
  26. Chapter Fifteen - From Bad to Worse
  27. Chapter Sixteen - Exile
  28. Chapter Seventeen - Five Years of Invaluable Experience
  29. Epilogue
  30. Afterword
  31. Endnotes
  32. Appendix 1
  33. Appendix 2
  34. Appendix 3
  35. Appendix 4
  36. Appendix 5
  37. Appendix 6
  38. Appendix 7
  39. Appendix 8
  40. Appendix 9
  41. Appendix 10
  42. Appendix 11
  43. Appendix 12
  44. Appendix 13
  45. Appendix 14
  46. Index
  47. Back cover