On el-Rufai’s numerous lies and falsification of figures

El-rufai

Ahaoma Kanu

In climes where intergrity is held in great esteem, somebody like Nasir El-Rufai would be heeding calls to resign his office for peddling false information against former president Goodluck Jonathan.

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As an elected governor and a high ranking member of the ruling party , APC, Nigerians would tend to believe the information he gives out.

By stating false figures spent by the federal government under the former president is not only slanderous but deceitful and grossly undermines his person and personality.

This is the same entity who sued a print news organisation, The Union Newspapers, for allegedly publishing a false declaration of his assets.

For now, he can hide under the immunity clause over governors to avoild court action but I believe Governor El Rufal owes Nigerians an apology for the deceit and misinformation.

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Jonathan didn’t spend N64bn on Independence celebrations – FG

The Federal Government has clarified the amount spent for independence anniversary celebrations between 2010 and 2015.

Information obtained from the Office of the Secretary General of the Federation (OSGF) in a letter dated October 12, 2015 and made available to BudgIT Nigeria, an organisation committed to exposing transparency and accountability in public finance, apparently showed that the Jonathan administration spent N333, 600, 000 for four years to hold independence day celebrations.

According to the letter by OSGF and signed by the Director (Finance & Accounts), Mohammed Lawal Garba, no funds were released for the independence day anniversary celebration in 2011. In 2012, N107,600,000 was released for the celebrations. In 2013, only the sum of N45 million was approved and in 2014, only N180 million was spent.

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Recall that following the announcement that President Muhammadu Buhari earmarked only N70 million for the 2015 Independence Day Anniversary, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, took to his Facebook page on October 1, 2015, alleging that the administration of former President Jonathan spent N64 billion to celebrate Independence anniversaries between 2011 and 2014.
According to Governor El-Rufai, Jonathan’s administration spent N13 billion in 2011, N15 billion in 2012, N14 billion in 2013 and N22 billion in 2014.