Why Atiku named El-Rufai as ADC Campaign Council deputy chairman – Dele Momodu

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has explained wherefore the party’s statesmanlike candidate, Atiku Abubakar, named detained erstwhile Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, arsenic lawman president of his run council.

Speaking during an interrogation connected Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’ on Friday, Momodu said the motion was to honour El-Rufai’s sacrifices.

Recall that Atiku on Thursday unveiled the ADC Presidential Campaign Council up of the 2027 polls.

Kashim Ibrahim-Imam was named chairman, with El-Rufai arsenic lawman chairman.

Reacting, Momodu said, “It is simply a mode of honouring his sacrifice due to the fact that his travails, I tin say, are rather governmental successful nature.

“He’s being held down not due to the fact that helium has committed immoderate crime. He could person stayed distant from the country. He chose to travel backmost to the country. He knew helium was going to beryllium arrested, and helium was arrested.

“The bail conditions fixed to him are truthful horrendous that adjacent his enemies would wonderment wherefore helium has to spell done specified achy acquisition successful the hands of a authorities that helium helped to midwife.

“If not for him, I’m definite President Bola Tinubu volition not beryllium successful the office today.”