“I’m ready to swear with the Quran that I never misappropriated public funds” – El-rufai

Oct. 3, 2024 - Politics Nigeria

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has declared his willingness to swear with the Holy Quran to prove his innocence against allegations of corruption levelled against his administration. Tribune Online reports that a recent report by the Kaduna State House of Assembly accused his administration of misappropriation of money during its eight-year tenure from 2015 to 2023.

The former minister in charge of the Federal Capital Territory said he has no fear in proving his innocence with the Quran, stressing that he never took any public funds. “Whenever the former governors of Kaduna State and other leaders are ready to swear with the Quran that they never misappropriated public funds, I will join them.

I have no fear because I know I never took money that belonged to the people...