I can swear, I never stole kobo from Kaduna govt coffers – El-Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has said he did not steal public funds during his two terms in office.

Mr El-Rufai stated this at the weekend during his final media broadcast as governor.

According to him, the only house he built before he became a governor was the one he would retire to when his tenure expires on May 29, 2023.

He said: “I can swear I never stole a kobo from the government coffers,” Mr El-Rufai said in reaction to criticism of his performance in office.

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“We didn’t collect this loan and run away to Dubai to buy houses or go to Jabi Road to build a mansion so that we can sleep well, that is not how we are.

“I became governor of Kaduna with only one house on Danja Road at Ungwan Sarki. Now I am finishing, to the glory of God, that is the only house I have. I didn’t build any mansion, I don’t need it.

“I didn’t steal anybody’s money and I am challenging everyone that governed this state to also come out and swear with the Qur’an that, when they governed the state, they didn’t steal a kobo of Kaduna resource that is not their entitlement.”

 

Daily Nigerian