News Editor
By Olu Balogun
A prominent civil rights activist and former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani has challenged the former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai to publicly show evidence that the incumbent Governor Uba Sani diverted local government funds allocated to the state.
El-Rufai had alleged that Governor Uba Sani has diverted local government funds which he used to purchase properties in South Africa, Seychelles and London.
Reacting to the allegation in an interview with journalists on Monday in Abuja, Shehu Sani defended the governor, saying such diversion never happened under the present administration.
According to him, El-Rufai’s allegation is “falsely crafted to smear the name of the governor because of the N420 billion investigation hanging on him like the sword of damocles.”
He challenged the former governor to release proofs of purchases of properties in South Africa, Seychelles and London by Uba Sani publicly, if the allegation was to be taken seriously.
The former lawmaker said Kaduna people would not forget in a hurry how El-Rufai plundered the state in eight years as the governor, stressing that he should stop pushing falsehood into the public space.
He said: “As Kaduna indigenes, we are all living witnesses to how El-Rufai plundered the state and now investigation has indicted him and he should face it rather than pushing falsehood into the public domain.
“El-Rufai should be bold enough to show proofs linking governor Uba Sani in the purchase of properties in South Africa, Seychelles and London, then we will take him serious.
“But he should be ready to answer for the whereabouts of N420 billion because that money is substantial enough to develop Kaduna State to an extent.”
