{"id":700147,"date":"2019-09-06T13:59:49","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T13:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/09\/06\/el-rufaimugabe-started-very-well-but-ended-tragically\/"},"modified":"2019-09-06T13:59:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T13:59:49","slug":"el-rufaimugabe-started-very-well-but-ended-tragically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/09\/06\/el-rufaimugabe-started-very-well-but-ended-tragically\/","title":{"rendered":"El -Rufai:Mugabe Started Very Well But Ended Tragically"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Mugabe.jpg\" alt=\"Mugabe\" width=\"536\" height=\"302\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Robert Mugabe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai has reacted to the passing of former Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Kaduna state governor, Mugabe started very well but stayed too long and ended tragically. He described the late leader as an African hero that\u00a0honestly meant well.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Twitter on Friday shortly after the news was broken, El-Rufai said Mugabe\u2019s life should serve as a lesson for all in public leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p>His words: May Robert Mugabe\u2019s soul Rest in Peace. He started very well, stayed too long and ended tragically. An African hero all the same and a leader that honestly meant well. His life is a lesson for all in public leadership roles \u2013 groom successors and leaves when the ovation is still loud!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0BREAKING: Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe Ex-President, Dies Aged 95<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He tweeted:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cMay Robert Mugabe\u2019s soul Rest in Peace. He started very well, stayed too long and ended tragically. An African hero all the same and a leader that honestly meant well. His life is a lesson for all in public leadership roles \u2013 groom successors and leave when ovation is still loud!\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/D1iTaTU1CU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (@elrufai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elrufai\/status\/1169889337388855296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">September 6, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Robert Mugabe Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai has reacted to the passing of former Zimbabwe president, Robert Mugabe. According to the Kaduna state governor, Mugabe started very well but stayed too long and ended tragically. He described the late leader as an African hero that\u00a0honestly meant well. 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