Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai
El-Rufai sues Kaduna Assembly over N432bn corruption indictment
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has instituted a legal action against the State House of Assembly over the investigation of corruption and fund misappropriation in his government when he governed the State.
Recall that the State legislative body had launched a probe into how N432 billion was expended under El-Rufai.
But El-Rufai’s son, Bello, disclosed that his father has now filed a lawsuit against the assembly over investigation findings.
Bello, who made the disclosure on X, said his father filed the suit against the defamation of his character by the state assembly.
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Bello wrote: “Mallam Nasir El-Rufai filed a lawsuit against the Kaduna State House of Assembly today for Defamation of his Character, amongst other spurious, unfounded allegations levelled against his person.
“I advise they start compiling legal fees to defend their lies in court.”
Recall that El-Rufai’s administration was indicted in corrupt practices to the tune of N423 billion.
On March 30th, 2024, Governor Uba Sani revealed during a town hall meeting that the state faced a substantial debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities inherited from the previous administration.
Sani had said the debt burden led to over 70% of the state’s allocation being used to service the inherited debt.
Following this, the Kaduna State House of Assembly formed an ad-hoc committee to investigate the state’s financial transactions from May 29th, 2015 to May 29, 2023.
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