El-Rufai Family Disowns Viral Letter to ADC, Says It’s Forgery

The family of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed a letter circulating on social media and purportedly signed by the African Democratic Congress chieftain as fake.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai said the document, titled “Urgent Message” and dated July 14, 2026, did not originate from his father.

“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.

“The spurious letter, purportedly dated July 14, 2026, and addressed to the National Chairman and National Secretary of the ADC, should be disregarded,” it added.

According to the family, neither the content nor the handwriting in the document belonged to the former governor.

“Neither the poor content nor the handwriting has anything to do with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The fake letter shows another resort to desperation by Mallam’s traducers who seek to sow confusion and division,” the statement said.

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“It is an instance of the most primitive politics and its sponsors should be ashamed of themselves,” it added.

Punch reports that the purported letter, which surfaced online, raised concerns over the nomination of Isah Ashiru as the ADC governorship candidate in Kaduna State.

The letter alleged that Ashiru’s nomination had created tension within the party because he failed to complete the party’s online membership registration before the April 30, 2026 deadline, which it described as a constitutional requirement. It also called on the party’s national and state leadership to intervene and review the matter.

The El-Rufai family, however, insisted the document was fake and urged members of the public to disregard it.