Corruption Charges: K-23 Movement Insists EFCC Must Prosecute Elrufai ...Warns Him Against Unprovoked Attack on NSA,Gov. Uba Sani

Corruption Charges: K-23 Movement Insists EFCC Must  Prosecute Elrufai 

...Warns Him Against Unprovoked Attack on NSA,Gov. Uba Sani 

Kaduna based Human Rights group under aegis of K-23 Movement joined  numerous calls on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by well-meaning Nigerians to prosecute the erstwhile governor of Kaduna State Mal Nasir El-Rufai for the alleged charges of monumental corruption levelled against him by the State House of Assembly and other crimes committed against the State.

The group recalled  how El-Rufai's stewardship was fraught with corruption and executive impunity, adding that he ruled the state with reckless approach leaving a trail of battered economy and  people beleaguered  by years of misrule.

The Chairman of K-23 movement Comrade Bashir Bello ,who made the call for his prosecution during a press conference held at Arewa House Kaduna on Tuesday, they were angered by the , recent unprovoked vituperations of former Governor Nasir Elrufai against political leaders.

He words: " Elrufai's vituperations against the state government and the respected National Security Adviser  Mal Nuhu Ribadu are capable of ridiculing the EFCC in the eyes of Nigeria. A man facing such monumental corruption,  ordinarily, should be cooling his heels in the prison cell or be on trial. We are however surprise that he is not only free but has mounted a campaign of calumny against the current state government and the highly revered National Security adviser."

According to him , those who come to equity must come with clean hands. Mal Nuhu Ribadu served his country meritoriously. As the pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, he has an unblemished record and his  achievements are till date unrivalled.

While noting that the current National Security Adviser is working tirelessly to rid the north and indeed the entire country of banditry, terrorism and other security challenges, he said, " It is on record that the E-Rufai administration in Kaduna state has built a reputation for political repression by muzzling dissenting voices, sending numerous citizens to jail including journalists, traditional, politicians and academics without recourse to fairness.

Speaking further,he stated,"Among the numerous casualties of his repressive rule are a journalist Luka Biniyat who spent 185 days in jail. Steven Kefason also journalists spent 162 days in Jail. Dr. John Danfulani a university lecturer with the Kaduna State University was detained for 22 days and subsequently sacked from the university. We will not forget the nine Adara elders detained for 183 days.  Abubakar Idris alias Dadiyata, a lecturer and public commentator was also abducted in his home. 

"Five years down the line,  his whereabouts is still unknown. Bashir Hamdada, a political associate of Senator Shehu Sani, was abducted and tortured for days in a detention facility for voicing his concerns. Galadiman Ruwan Zazzau A traditional title holder was detained for several days for defending the labour movement. His predecessor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero was not spared either as he was humiliated and forced to display the EFCC charges board to the world after being detained for several days. likewise the former Secretary to the State Government Hamza Ishaq Danmahawayi and former PDP State Chairman A.G. Haruna. The list is endless.

"The ex-governor has flooded the media with wild claims that the current administration of Mal Uba Sani has failed to disclose to the people of Kaduna State the fabled  N150billion Financial intervention to the state while forgetting to remove the speck on his own eyes.

"Lest I forget, it is on record that erstwhile governor has, for the eight years he held sway as, refused to disclose the trillions that accrued to the state coffers from various grants and loans, which to date no member of the Kaduna state can testify how they were spent. The followings may suffice

He received millions of dollars Paris refund from the Federal Government without disclosing the sum to the people of the state.

Bello revealed,"He received billions of naira in Ecological funds and failed to disclose the sum to the people of the state .He collected billions of Naira from the Excess Crude Account without disclosing the sum to the state

He also received billions of naira from Special Grants by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) without disclosing the sum to the state.

"He received payment for Stamp Duties in billions without disclosing the sum to the state. He also mortgaged the state Internally Generated Revenue IGR to a commercial bank and received billions of naira in return without disclosing the sum to the state until the startling revelations made by the report of Kaduna State House of Assembly emerged, no one could defend how the USD350million loan the ex-governor received from the World Bank was spent 

Mal Nasir El-Rufai should therefore spare Governor Uba Sani his tantrums which are capable of distracting the current administration from the steady progress being made in the state in all areas of governance.  

"Besides, we are calling on all relevant agencies to investigate his record of abuse of office and human rights violation including arbitrary detention and the illegal demolition of  homes and business property in Kaduna, Zaria and Kafanchan, which rendered the state’s economy comatose. We should not forget that the ex-governor was disqualified by the National Assembly when his name was forwarded for ministerial screening on the grounds of security and poor human rights records

"Finally, a word is enough for the wise. Those who live in a glass house do not throw stones at others.  The ex-governor should first remove the speck on his eye before he sees that of another."