The family of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has categorically rejected a letter circulating on social media that was purportedly signed by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, describing it as a forgery designed to stir confusion. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, speaking on behalf of the family on Thursday, said the document was fake and should be completely disregarded.
Family Denounces Forgery
In a statement issued on Thursday, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai publicly denied the authenticity of the letter, which was titled "Urgent Message" and dated July 14, 2026. The document was addressed to the National Chairman and National Secretary of the ADC. The family described El-Rufai as "the former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, CON" and said he wished to alert the public to the fake letter in circulation, as reported by Vanguard.
The statement read: "The spurious letter, purportedly dated July 14, 2026, and addressed to the National Chairman and National Secretary of the ADC, should be disregarded." The family went further, asserting that neither the content nor the handwriting could be traced to the former governor. According to Punch, the statement added: "Neither the poor content nor the handwriting has anything to do with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The fake letter shows another resort to desperation by Mallam's traducers who seek to sow confusion and division. Their attempt at politics by fakery should be dismissed and condemned. It is an instance of the most primitive politics and its sponsors should be ashamed of themselves."
Contents of the Circulating Letter
The letter that prompted the denial reportedly raised questions about the ADC's choice of Isah Ashiru as its governorship candidate in Kaduna State. It alleged that Ashiru had not completed the party's online membership registration before the April 30, 2026 deadline, which the document described as a constitutional requirement for eligibility. The letter also called on party leadership at both the national and state levels to step in and review the situation. However, El-Rufai's family did not address the specific claims in the letter about Ashiru's nomination, focusing instead on denying that the former governor had any hand in producing the document.
Background and Related Developments
This denial comes amid other controversies surrounding El-Rufai. Legit.ng earlier reported that operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arrested Professor Bello Abubakar, El-Rufai's personal doctor. Abubakar was arrested for allegedly misleading the ICPC to believe that El-Rufai was being attended to at the National Hospital in Abuja. However, it was discovered that El-Rufai was holding a meeting with Kaduna ADC governorship candidate Isa Ashiru Kudan at the time.
The family's strong condemnation of the fake letter underscores the tensions surrounding the upcoming Kaduna governorship election and the political maneuvering among parties and candidates. The statement calls on the public to dismiss the document and condemns the sponsors for engaging in what it terms "the most primitive politics."
