El-Rufai said Atiku was culpable in the
Halliburton scandal that consumed American congressman, William
Jefferson, who bagged a jail term in the United States of America.
In a statement he personally signed,
el-Rufai, who dared Atiku to visit the United States of America if he
was not culpable in the wiring of $40m to the US, implied that the
former vice-president could not visit the US as a result of the scandal.
The statement entitled, “Atiku haunted
by his corrupt demons,” urged Atiku to come clean with the findings of
the report of the United States’ Senate Permanent Sub-Committee on
Investigations which detailed the wire transfers involving the $40m from
offshore companies.
El-Rufai alleged that the offshore companies wired funds into accounts controlled by Atiku and one of his wives.
Accusing the former vice-president of
being obsessed with the ambition of becoming the President of Nigeria,
the governor said the chieftain of the Atiku was fond of spewing out
lies in an attempt to “rejuvenate his image”.
He said Atiku’s vaunting ambition made
him (Atiku) support a particular group during the leadership struggle
within the National Assembly, stressing that the action was disrespect
for the wish of President Muhammadu Buhari.
El-Rufai said, “This statement is
issued in response to the latest falsehoods emerging from Alhaji Atiku
Abubakar. He has a record of spewing outright lies and innuendos against
my person. As we struggle to build a law-abiding society and secure
progressive outcomes for our people, we cannot allow the triumph on
these shores of those who will have us move to a post-factual world.
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