Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Lambasted National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, accusing him of having “serious amnesia” concerning his denial of past comments allegedly made about President Bola Tinubu.
Ribadu, through his lawyer Dr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), demanded a public apology and retraction from Peoples Democratic Party chieftain Naja’atu Muhammad, who claimed in a viral TikTok video that Ribadu had previously labeled Tinubu as corrupt during his tenure as Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a strongly worded letter, Ribadu denied the allegations, asserting that he never made such statements, either publicly or privately. He described the damage caused by the video as “unquantifiable.” The letter stated, “Clearly, in the text of your recording, you indicated that when our client served as Chairman of the EFCC, he allegedly named President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alongside Sen. George Akume and Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, as governors who stole the most from the public treasury.”
Supporting Muhammad’s claims, El-Rufai rebutted Ribadu’s denial in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, accusing him of selective memory. He stated, “Nuhu must have serious amnesia. The record of proceedings in the Senate will confirm that Nuhu made those statements sometime in 2006. A Daily Trust report from February 2007 reconfirms the essence of those statements.”
El-Rufai also referenced the conclusions from a Federal Executive Council meeting in 2006, suggesting they contain evidence of Ribadu’s allegations against Tinubu and others. He said, “In that special FEC meeting, which I was a member of, Nuhu’s EFCC made similar presentations accusing many sitting officials at the time. These Council conclusions can be subpoenaed from the Cabinet Secretariat of the SGF’s office to remove all doubts.”
“This is for the record and to remind the morally flexible that at some point in our national life, silence is no longer golden,” he added.
El-Rufai Takes Aim at Ribadu Over Denied Anti-Tinubu Statements
