Alhaji Isa Rabiu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, has urged former governor Nasir El-Rufai to be patient and permit a thorough investigation into his eight years in office in the state.
Rabiu spoke with DAILY POST in Kaduna on Wednesday, responding to his assertion that he did not embezzle public funds during his tenure as governor of Kaduna.
He had said he is ready to swear with the Holy Quran to prove his innocence.
Reacting to El-Rufai’s assertion, Rabiu said, “Former governor El-Rufai should wait patiently for the final investigation before uttering anything against his predecessors or swearing with the Quran on what transpired during the eight years of his administration in Kaduna State.”
Rabiu observed that the same El-Rufai ‘arranged’ a petition against former governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, following which the Makarfi administration was investigated.
He added, “To be honest, from all indications, El-Rufai lacks discipline, self control and focus to do the right thing than swearing with holy Quran. The same El-Rufai ran away to a foreign country during the regime of late President Yar’Adua and only came back when the President died in 2010 and started making unnecessary utterances against the late President Yar’Adua.”
He called on the Kaduna State government, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and related offences Commission, ICPC, to investigate the former governor with a view to recovering what was stolen from the state during his tenure.
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