Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- A competent public administrator, astute politician, accomplished technocrat and one of northern Nigeria's brightest minds, Mallam El-Rufai is a man of many competences. After a distinguished private practice as a first class Quantity Surveyor, El-Rufai became a public servant by ''accident'' when he was appointed as the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, from where he supervised the transfer of the means of economic production from government to the private sector. He was subsequently appointed the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, where he undertook the task of restoring Abuja city master plan; a task he successfully delivered, thereby making Abuja one of the most liveable cities in Africa...