My Detractors Are Plotting To Tarnish My Name – El-Rufai

Nasir El Rufai

Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has raised concerns over a coordinated attempt to damage his reputation. This comes following a report linking him to an alleged attack on a prosecution witness, and Nigerians have been reacting.

In a press statement issued by his media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai denied any involvement in the incident, stressing that the claims are malicious.

Insisting that such speculations are intended to tarnish his image, he added that the publication is merely a plot to frame him.

His words, “Any objective reader would recognise the clear intent behind these statements: to smear Malam Nasir El-Rufai’s reputation, jeopardise his pending bail application at the Kaduna State High Court, and implicate him in serious capital offences.

Since 2023, Malam El-Rufai has been subjected to an appalling and sustained campaign of innuendos and vilification.

The rule of law must never be perverted into a tool of oppression. Legal processes should serve the ends of justice, not be employed to deny a citizen his fundamental right to liberty while he stands trial.”

WOW.