The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he did not steal public funds during his two terms in office.
DailyTrust reports that the governor said this during his final media broadcast as governor held over the weekend.
“I can swear I never stole a kobo from the government coffers. For those that say we took loans, they should look, look at their money on the ground. We didn’t collect this loan and run away to Dubai to buy houses or go to Jabi Road to build a mansion so that we can sleep well, that is not how we are.
I became governor of Kaduna with only one house on Danja Road at Ungwan Sarki. Now am finishing to the glory of God, that is the only house I have. I didn’t build any mansion, I don’t need it.
I didn’t steal anybody’s money and I am challenging everyone that governed this state to also come out and swear with the Qur’an that, when they governed the state, they didn’t steal a kobo of Kaduna resource that is not their entitlement.”
