Mohammed El-Rufai, eldest son of the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, backed the move to probe his father’s administration by the state House of Assembly.
He, however, said such an exercise must be transparent.
Governor Uba Sani during a town hall meeting in March 2024 said his government inherited a huge debt burden of $587 million, N85 billion, and 115 contractual liabilities from the El-Rufai administration.
In June of the same year, the Kaduna State House of Assembly indicted the former governor and some key members of his cabinet for alleged corruption in the awards of contracts and management of both domestic and foreign loans obtained by his government.
Mohammed, who is representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said in an interview on BBC Hausa Service on Saturday, insisted that any probe must focus on uncovering facts rather than settling personal scores.
The lawmaker said: “If done for selfish reasons, such inquiries only harm progress.”
He also noted that the rift between the former governor and his successor was being exaggerated in the media.
“Some people are delighted, seeing my father and the governor enmeshed in a conflict, just like the legendary Bollywood actors, Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra fighting,” Mohammed added.
