Allegations Of FG Paying Bandits: Datti Baba-Ahmed Demands Action Against El-Rufai
- Datti Baba-Ahmed, the Labour Party's former vice presidential candidate, said allegations against former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai should be taken seriously
- Baba-Ahmed called for El-Rufai to be questioned by the police and courts, stating that the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) should not take its claim lightly
- The claims by El-Rufai, which he made during a television interview, alleged that both the federal government and the Kaduna state government are using a "kiss-the-bandits" policy
Former vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has expressed the belief that Nasir El-Rufai, a former Kaduna governor, should be taken seriously when he alleges that the federal government is paying bandits.
El-Rufai should be invited for questioning, says Datti Baba-Ahmed
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The top politician, however, suggested a questioning of the former governor of Kaduna state.
Datti Baba-Ahmed spoke on Tuesday, September 2, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
“If the so-called office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) would take this statement with levity, then Nuhu Ribadu was never a policeman; he is not a qualified lawyer; he should not be in that office,” he said
Asked what should be done differently, Baba-Ahmed said,
“Nasir should be writing some statements to the police, to the courts”.
El-Rufai accuses FG, Kaduna govt of paying bandits
Legit.ng reported that on Sunday, August 31, El-Rufai accused the federal government and the Kaduna state of paying a “monthly allowance” to bandits and sending “food to them in the name of non-kinetic”.
While speaking, the former minister described the move as a “kiss-the-bandits” policy.
The former chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics said:
“What I will not do is to pay bandits, give them a monthly allowance, or send food to them in the name of non-kinetic. It’s nonsense; we’re empowering bandits.
“It’s not the government of Kaduna State; it’s a national policy driven by the Office of the National Security Adviser, and Kaduna is part of it. Kiss the bandits; that’s the new policy."
NSA reacts to El-Rufai allegations
Reacting, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the Kaduna government denied the claims, Vanguard reported.
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This, they labelled them as baseless.
Also reacting to NSA's reaction, Baba-Ahmed downplayed it, saying:.
“That is not a reaction,” he said about the denial of El-Rufai’s claims by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA). Are people understanding the gravity of this statement?”
Shehu Sani slams El-Rufai
Previously, Legit.ng reported that Shehu Sani, the former senator representing Kaduna Central, has revealed that Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of the state, never fought for democracy and ruled with arrogance.
Speaking on TVC’s Politics Tonight on Monday, September 1, Sani asserted that El-Rufai has been “angry and frustrated” since leaving office in 2023.
Source: Legit.ng
