Mr. Nasir El-Rufai
The
former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir
El-Rufai, has been freed by an Abuja High court, over charges of abusing
his power during his tenure as minister.
El-Rufai who had been on trial since
2008, was charged under the Corrupt and Other Related Offences Act, 2000
for allegedly using his ministerial position to revoke a plot of land
originally owned by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plc, and
re-awarding it to his wife, Hadiza Ahmed.
In acquitting the former minister, the court has also exonerated him of any criminal charges.
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