{"id":88467,"date":"2023-05-22T11:27:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T10:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/swear-with-quran-you-didnt-steal-govt-money-el-rufai-challenges-ex-govs"},"modified":"2023-05-22T13:09:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T12:09:13","slug":"swear-with-quran-you-didnt-steal-govt-money-el-rufai-challenges-ex-govs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/swear-with-quran-you-didnt-steal-govt-money-el-rufai-challenges-ex-govs","title":{"rendered":"Swear with Qur\u2019an you didn\u2019t steal govt money \u2013 El-Rufai challenges ex-govs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufa has challenged his predecessors to come out and swear with the Holy Quran as a proof that they did not embezzle public funds while in office.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor, who spoke with the Hausa service of the Kaduna State Media Corporation, KSMC, claimed that most of the former governors tampered with the government\u2019s coffers during their tenure.<\/p>\n<p>El-rufai will be completing his eight years tenure next week.<\/p>\n<p>He gave the challenge while reacting to the opposition\u2019s criticisms of some of his policies, insisting that he has never stolen government money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI didn\u2019t build any mansion, I don\u2019t need it. I didn\u2019t steal anybody\u2019s money and I am challenging everyone that has governed this state to come out and swear with the Qur\u2019an that, when they were governing the state, they didn\u2019t steal a kobo of Kaduna resources that is not their entitlement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI swear to God, I will do that swearing. So, I am challenging all of them. Everyone should come out and face the people of Kaduna State and tell them he didn\u2019t steal their money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufa has challenged his predecessors to come out and swear with the Holy Quran as a proof that they did not embezzle public funds while in office. 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