Ex-Gov., El-Rufai blames Ex-President Buhari for escalation in terrorism in Nigeria

The immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has accused ex-President Muhammadu Buhari of escalating terrorism in Nigeria. The former governor, who spoke at the inauguration of his successor, Senator Uba Sani, in Kaduna, said Buharis government failed to take his advice on how to tackle terrorism and banditry in 2017. El-Rufai lamented that the Buhari administration took up arms against banditry and terrorism when it was too late. He said: In 2017, I requested the Federal Government to designate the emerging banditry as an insurgency, and to unleash on…

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Kaduna: El-Rufai sacks House of Assembly Clerk

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i has approved the removal of Bello the Clerk of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Bello Zubairu Idris. The decision was made public yesterday, through an issued statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye. In addition to the dismissal of Bello Zubairu Idris, the governor has also ordered the immediate disengagement of a Permanent Secretary, Ya’u Yunusa Tanko, and the Secretary of the Kaduna Enterprise Development Agency, (KADEDA), Francis Kozah. Furthermore, the governor has accepted the retirement of…

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El-Rufai deposes 2 monarchs, sacks 3 other village heads

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai has authorised the removal of the traditional ruler of the Piriga Chiefdom, His Highness Jonathan Paragua Zamuna, and the traditional ruler of the Arak Chiefdom, His Highness General Aliyu Iliyah Yammah (rtd). In an issued statement yesterday, the States Commissioner for local government, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, said that the two traditional chieftains would vacate their positions as of the 22nd of May 2023. In accordance with Section 11 of the Traditional Institutions Law No. 21 of 2021, the commissioner further stated that the depositions were…

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Kaduna Gov-elect, Uba Sani unveils book written on el-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor-elect, Senator Uba Sani, Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe yesterday joined other eminent Nigerians to a public book presentation on outgoing Governor, Nasir el-Rufai. The book, titled: Putting People First: The El-Rufai Years, was written by Emmanuel Ado. Senator Uba Sani presented the book in an event that took place at Shehu Musa Yaradua Hall, Murtala Square, Kaduna. Dignitaries at the event include the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, represented by Kashim Imam, Rivers State Governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, renowned business mogul, Arthur Eze who served as the…

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N32bn Govt Assets: Group demands el-Rufa’i prosecuted after May 29

Ahead of the end of his tenure, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), under the aegis of the Nigerian Movement for Probity and Accountability (NMP), has asked the Federal Government to commence the prosecution of the Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai over the sale of public properties when he was Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The group said that proceeds from sales of the properties from 2005 to 2007 was N32 billion, and that the fund however allegedly disappeared without trace. In an issued statement yesterday by NMPs National…

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Court Order Contempt: Kaduna Govt. disregard interim injunction; continues work on FGCs land

The Kaduna State government has allegedly refused to stop working on land belonging to the Federal Government College, Malali, in Kaduna, after the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, secured an interim injunction against the State governments move to grab illegally an expanse of land belonging to the unity school. The school has pleaded to join the case; however, it was discovered that up until the morning of last Friday, the State government had continued to carry out construction despite the courts injunction. After the ex-parte motion, the office…

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Kaduna: Police arrest suspected attackers of el-Rufais convoy, begins probe

The Kaduna State Police Command have arrested the suspected attackers of the convoy of the state Governor Nasir El-Rufai by suspected members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly known as Shiites. A statement by the spokesman of the Command, DSP Mohammed Jalige, says the security officials attached to the Governors convoy cleared the Bakin-Ruwa axis of Rigasa, Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway after armed hoodlums suspected to be members of the IMN attacked law-abiding citizens and prevented motorists from plying the route. He explained that the hoodlums in a large…

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I did not loot Kaduna treasury el-Rufai

Begs Tinubu to compensate him by supporting his candidate for Reps. Speaker Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, has said that he did not loot Kaduna treasury to buy a house in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), just like some other governors did. Speaking during a Hausa radio programme in Kaduna, the Governor threatened to expose former governors of the State who allegedly left a big hole in the accounts of the State Treasury. According to him, he had one house in Unguwan Sarki when he became governor, and that…

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Alleged Treason: “Declare state of emergency in Kaduna; remove, arrest, try Gov., or apologise to Kanu and release him” – Reno Omokri to Buhari

Former special assistant to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has reacted to the broadcast the governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufa’i had on Thursday, in which he overrode the directive of President Buhari and said that the old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes are still legal tenders in his State. Reno, a social media influencer, in a post shared on his Instagram page described Governor El-Rufais action as treason, and called for his arrest and trial. He wrote: “What Nasir El-Rufa’i has done in defying the Central Bank of Nigerias…

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2023: Ango Abdullahi blasts el-Rufa’i for saying North will support Tinubu

Chairperson of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Prof. Ango Abdullahi responded to Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufais remark that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the North in the February 25th, 2023 presidential election. Recall that a few weeks ago el-Rufa’i reportedly stated that the North will support the APCs presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and that power would pass to the South. According to Abdullahi, having more governors in the North does not translate into more votes for the ruling party. He said, “I am waiting for el-Rufa’i to…

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