El-Rufai Expresses Willingness To Swear With Quran That He Didn’t Steal Kaduna’s Funds

Amid allegations of embezzlement of public funds, the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has expressed readiness to swear with the Quran that he did not steal funds belonging to the state when he was at the helms of affairs.

The Matrix reports that in June, an ad hoc committee of the Kaduna House Of Assembly recommended the probe of the former governor of the state after he was accused of diverting Kaduna’s funds to the tune of N423 billion.

In a programme on Freedom Radio, a Kaduna-based station, and monitored by Daily Trust on Tuesday, el-Rufai said he did not go into public service to steal money.

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The former governor said he was content with what he had before he became governor.

“I always say that whenever the former governors of Kaduna State and other leaders decide to take an oath swearing with the Quran that they never took people’s money, I’m also ready to swear,” the newspaper quoted him as saying.

“This is because I know that I did not go into public service to steal or take people’s money. I joined politics only to serve the people of Kaduna state; I didn’t come to look for money, because I give glory to God that I’m content with what I had even before becoming governor.

“Yet, we were accused of misappropriation of funds during our tenure without being given a specific area where the money went missing or who took it.

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“Yet they are going after my allies by inviting them to the ICPC and EFCC with the intention of tarnishing their names.

“As for me, I had already prayed two Raka’at on Friday night, leaving everything to God, seeking His judgment. This is why I am not saying much about the issue.”

The former governor said he has reported the matter to God and would get justice.