The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed as fake a letter circulating on social media and purportedly addressed to the leadership of the African Democratic Congress.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his son, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, on behalf of the family, the document titled “Urgent Message” and dated July 14, 2026, was described as a fabrication that did not originate from the former governor.
According to the statement, the letter, which was purportedly addressed to the National Chairman and National Secretary of the ADC, should be ignored by members of the public.
“The former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, CON, wishes to alert the public that a fake letter is in circulation, purported to have been signed by him, titled Urgent Message,” the statement read.
It added, “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 further maintained that neither the content nor the handwriting in the document belonged to El-Rufai, accusing those behind it of attempting to create confusion.
“Neither the poor content nor the handwriting has anything to do with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai,” the statement said.
It added that the document represented “another resort to desperation by Mallam’s traducers who seek to sow confusion and division,” describing it as “an instance of the most primitive politics” and urging the public to reject it.
The letter circulating online reportedly questioned the emergence of Isah Ashiru as the ADC governorship candidate in Kaduna State. It claimed Ashiru’s nomination had sparked internal tensions because he allegedly failed to complete the party’s online membership registration before the April 30, 2026 deadline, which it described as a constitutional requirement.
The purported document also urged the ADC’s national and state leadership to intervene and review the matter.
However, El-Rufai’s family insisted that the former governor had no connection with the letter and reiterated its call on the public to disregard it.
