El-Rufai’s indictment a vindication – Shehu Sani
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Senator Shehu Sani, who represented the Kaduna Central Senatorial District within the eighth National Assembly, stated that the indictment of the instant previous governor of the state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, by the State House of Assembly is a vindication for all he has been saying.
PUNCH Online experiences that an advert hoc committee, arrange by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to analyze all funds, loans and contracts awarded below the previous governor, Nasir El-Rufai, submitted its report back to the House on Wednesday.
The Committee indicted the previous governor, saying that a lot of the loans obtained below El-Rufai’s administration between 2015 and 2023, weren’t used for the aim for which they had been obtained.
Sani took to his verified X deal with, saying he was the one lone voice talking in opposition to the systematic looting of public funds embarked upon by the El-Rufai administration.
He stated different politicians within the state had been intimidated and silenced whereas he remained steadfast and refused to be silenced by El-Rufai’s authorities.
He added that his life was persecuted whereas a number of makes an attempt had been made on his life and that of a number of supporters.
The human rights activist, tweeted, “For eight years, I stood alone telling the individuals of Kaduna State and the nation how our state was systematically looted by the governor and the prison gang round him.
“The individuals inside and out of doors the state had been deceived with aesthetics and industrial-scale propaganda.
“They wrecked the financial system of the state, enriched themselves and their households, destroyed the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of individuals and used faith to divide our state.
“I used to be persecuted and lots of makes an attempt had been made on my life and that of my supporters.
“Many politicians within the state had been silenced out of worry of arrest, assaults by thugs or having their properties confiscated or demolished.
“I refused to be silenced. The Kaduna Assembly report is a vindication.”
The probe by the state meeting was necessitated following the lamentation of the incumbent governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, that El-Rufai left him an enormous debt profile.
The governor, who spoke throughout a city corridor assembly in Kaduna, stated he inherited a lean treasury, including that he couldn’t pay staff’ salaries.
Sani stated, “Despite the massive debt burden of N587m, N85bn, and N115bn contractual liabilities sadly inherited from the earlier administration, we stay resolute in steering Kaduna State in the direction of progress and sustainable improvement.
“We have conducted a thorough assessment of our situation and are sharpening our focus accordingly.”
The revelation by Sani had generated reactions from a number of quarters, together with El-Rufai’s son, Bashir, who took to his social media deal with and accused his father’s successor of shying away from his duty.”
