An Abuja High court has freed former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, of charges of abuse of power.
The court gave its discharge verdict today, exonerating Mr. El-rufai of criminal charges.
The former FCT minister, now a leading member of the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, was charged under the Corrupt and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 for using his position to corruptly revoke a plot of land from its previous owners – Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc – and re-award same to his wife, Hadiza Ahmed El-Rufai.
Speaking on the outcome of the case, the former minister said he holds no grudges against his adversaries’.
“It is a vindication he never doubted will come, confident in his innocence and the integrity with which he served this country,” Muyiwa Adekeye, his spokesperson said.
“Despite the magnitude of the pains he has endured, El Rufai has decided to put all this in the past. He intends to move on, stepping confidently into the future with forgiveness and goodwill, devoid of the cobwebs of grudge.”
The former minister, El-Rufai has been on trial since 2008.

wesley80: Now watch the hypocrites led by Liar Mohammed rush to hail our 'independent' judiciary.

andresia: Every right thinking person knew that El-Rufai did an excellent job devoid of fear or favour in d FCT, hence dis judgement does not come as a surprise! I wish GEJ e-roaches knew FCT when El-rufai held sway as minister, but alas they were still wallowing in poverty in their backwaters environments, they wouldn't have faulted dis ruling quashing any case against el-rufai

wesley80: Of course, of couse. Judgements never come as a surprise when they coincide with our wishes do they? When you add that to the fact that this particular one meets the expectations of APC's e-rats you have a perfect case of outcome coinciding with desires and therefor a verdict of an independent judiciary not so? Now compare that to the Bode George acquittal where a panel comprising some of the nations most respected and experienced judges vindicates a PDP stalwart we all believe is a rogue due to inadequate evidence and procedural errors, what we have is an outcome at odds with your expectation and that definitely is evidence of a compromised and terribly corrupt judiciary not so? APC e-rat?

andresia:

Weslate, I have no comment to make on the ruling regarding Bode George, I have ceased to be surprised on any low this administration of GEJ brings up again. Again, GEJ e-cockroach, read my earlier post and dispute the efficiency and service delivery which heralded the el-rufai FCT administration. Of course, kindly ask anyone who resides or has any business in abuja during when el-rufai held sway for I know you were no where near Abuja as at then (thanks to this administration that now brought in a lot of social misfits like you to FCT)

Compared to the ruling on el-rufai, boy George's acquittal stinks to the high heavens