Governor El-Rufai goes tough, sues Datti Baba-Ahmed for N1 billion days after latter dumped the APC (photos)
- Governor Nasir El-Rufai alleges that he has been defamed by a former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
- El-Rufai went to a high court sitting in kaduna state to file a suit against Datti Baba-Ahmed
- The governor is seeking N1 billion as damages from Baba-Ahmed
Days after he dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC), a former chieftain, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has been sued by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state.
Baba-Ahmed was sued for defamation and the governor is claiming N1 billion in the suit.
Though details of the suit were sketchy at the time of this report, the governor, it was learnt, personally went to the state high court to sign the lawsuit against one Baba-Ahmed for defamation.
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“Malam El-Rufai is claiming 1 billion Naira as damages,” a tweet on the state governor’s official handle stated.
NAIJ.com earlier reported how Datti Baba-Ahmed dumped the APC after accusing the government of President Muhammadu Buhari as incompetent and corrupt.
Baba-Ahmed, who was a member of the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007 and later senator under the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in 2011, said he had returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“Buhari’s government is incompetent and corrupt…the government is lying,” he said when he was reminded of the effort of the administration to curb corruption.
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“The government of Buhari was established by looted funds and over 80% are from the PDP, his so called fight against corruption is a ruse,” he aded.
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Source: Naija.ng