Former Minister of the Federal Capital Terroritory, Nasir El-Rufai was today freed of charges of abuse of power by an Abuja High Court.
Giving its discharge verdict today, the court absolved Malam Nasir El-Rufai of criminal charges, it will be recall that was charged under the Corrupt and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 for using his office to revoke a plot of land from its previous owners – Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc , which was re-awarded to his wife, Hadiza Ahmed El-Rufai.
However, while speaking on the outcome of the case, the former minister said that he holds 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 added.
According to him he 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.”
