Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, has dismissed the report of the House of Assembly ad-hoc committee that indicted him of corruption and money laundering, describing it as jaundiced probe and should be disregarded as a politically motivated hatchet job it is.
El-Rufai was reacting to the report of an ad-hoc committee set up by the Kaduna state house of assembly to probe his eight year administration between 2015 and 2023.
The report which was presented to the house on Wednesday accused the former governor of corruption and money laundering, adding that
most of the loans obtained by the administration were not used for the purposes they were collected.
However reacting in a statement by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai said he led a government of integrity during his eight-year administration.
The statement reads, “Malam Nasir El-Rufai is immensely proud of his record of governance and the legacy he left in Kaduna state.
“This record of consistently high performance in public and private office cannot be altered by any malicious effort to use the auspices of a state legislature for defamation and undeserved smears.
“Many of the officials who served in the El-Rufai government appeared before the ad-hoc committee because of their confidence in the quality of their service and the rectitude which they served Kaduna state.
“They were under no illusion that they were participating in a fair process. It was obvious that the ad hoc committee was merely going through the motions of an inquiry just to give some gloss to predetermined conclusions.
“It is sad to see such a shameful departure from any notion of decency and fairness by a state legislature.
“We dismiss with contempt the claims being peddled in connection with the report.
“Malam El-Rufai wishes to assure discerning Nigerians that he has served Kaduna state with integrity and to the best of his capacity, assisted by a hardworking and patriotic team. He complied with all extant laws in all his activities while he was the governor.
“This jaundiced probe should be disregarded as the politically motivated hatchet job it is.”
