Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has described the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu as having serious amnesia for denying that he called President Bola Ahmed Tinubu corrupt when he (Ribadu) was the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Ribadu had on Tuesday demanded a public apology and retraction from Naja’atu Muhammad, the leader of Northern Star, over an alleged malicious comment on TikTok.
Muhammad had in a video shared on TikTok, claimed that Ribadu once discredited the virtue of President Tinubu, George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Orji Kalu, senator representing Abia north in the national assembly.
Muhammad alleged that Ribadu made the allegations while he was chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Tinubu, Akume, and Kalu were state governors.
Responding to the claims, Ribadu through his lawyer, Ahmed Raji said he has never maintained such a viewpoint” against any of the three politicians.
Reacting to Ribadu’s denial, El-Rufai said the NSA must have serious amnesia .
The former governor stated that Mohammed was correct with her statement, noting that record of proceedings in the Senate will confirm that Ribadu made those statements, sometime in 2006.
El-Rufai further said the conclusions of the Federal Executive Council in 2006, which can be subpoenaed from the Cabinet Secretariat of the SGF’s office contain the allegations.
He added that a Daily Trust report of February 2007, reconfirmed the essence of the statements.
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