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In a podcast interrogation successful March 2024, Bello El-Rufai said, "Abraham Bello is successful PDP, a superb young antheral ...and nary of america took that SUVs. With the benignant of insults we ‘chop’ (received), wherefore should I instrumentality the SUV? If I accidental this present what is the comment. You conscionable said I americium a lad of the privileged, I person had SUV since I was working."
Hon. Bello El-Rufai, a subordinate of the Nigerian House of Representatives, has been exposed for receiving a luxury conveyance from the National Assembly, contempt initially denying it.
In a erstwhile media interview, El-Rufai claimed to person declined 1 of the Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) distributed to lawmakers astatine the commencement of the 10th Assembly, portraying himself arsenic a nationalist servant with the people's interests astatine heart.
Bello besides alleged that immoderate of his colleagues had likewise rejected the vehicles. However, grounds has present revealed that El-Rufai did, successful fact, person 1 of the posh vehicles, contradicting his earlier connection and raising questions astir his sincerity.
Bello, the lad of erstwhile Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, represents Kaduna North Federal Constituency and serves arsenic the Chairman of the House Committee connected Banking Regulations.
In a podcast interrogation successful March 2024, Bello El-Rufai said, "Abraham Bello is successful PDP, a superb young antheral ...and nary of america took that SUVs. With the benignant of insults we ‘chop’ (received), wherefore should I instrumentality the SUV? If I accidental this present what is the comment. You conscionable said I americium a lad of the privileged, I person had SUV since I was working."
Asked astir the funds, helium said, "that is the question, if you get the funds what did you rotation retired to bash with it, but everybody came arsenic if to accidental that possibly immoderate radical person not got cars."
However, a papers obtained by SaharaReporters connected Thursday reveals that Bello El-Rufai's nationalist denial was a deliberate falsehood.
The document, dated October 31, 2023, shows that El-Bello Rufai so received a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado from the National Assembly's transport division, House of Representatives. The vehicle's details are arsenic follows: Chassis Number TTEBX3FJ401C349213, grey successful colour, and came with 2 keys.
This grounds straight contradicts El-Rufai's earlier claim, exposing his dishonesty.
In March, SaharaReporters exposed a contention surrounding Bello El-Rufai's denial of receiving an authoritative SUV, based connected a leaked interior memo from the Nigerian House of Representatives.
The memo, addressed to House members, refuted El-Rufai's claims and confirmed that each members had so received their allocated vehicles. Authored by Hon. Philip Agbese, the Deputy Spokesperson for the House, the memo was leaked to SaharaReporters, revealing the discrepancy betwixt El-Rufai's statements and the existent facts.
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The memo had read: “Our attraction has been drawn to a trending video excerpt from an interview, wherein 1 of our distinguished colleagues, Hon. Bello El-Rufai, claimed that immoderate members, including himself, rejected their operational vehicles allocated to them.
“It has go indispensable to authorities that, this is wholly mendacious and inaccurate. From our checks with the House Committee connected House Services, each subordinate of the 10th House of Representatives has received their vehicle.
“The House, therefore, cautions Hon. El-Rufai to desist from further misinforming the nationalist oregon attempting to acceptable his colleagues up for nationalist ridicule.
“As a House, we are advised not to grandstand oregon pontificate connected contentious matters successful a mode that would bring the representation of the parliament to disrepute.
“Hence, the request for caution successful nationalist discourse, particularly present that the 10th House of Representatives is earning the spot of Nigerians.
“We instrumentality this accidental to clarify that each Honourable Members person had their vehicles duly allocated to them. These vehicles stay the spot of the House of Representatives and are to assistance Honourable Members successful the discharge of their duties.
“We besides privation to punctual each Honourable Members that portion you person the liberty to prosecute with the media and the nationalist arsenic you spot fit, it is successful the champion interests of the House and each members to debar causing disaffection and raising arguable matters.
“Thank you for your attraction to this matter.”
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