Release El-Rufai immediately – Atiku tells Tinubu, ICPC

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called connected national authorities nether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to instantly merchandise erstwhile Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the embattled erstwhile politician of Kaduna State. 

In a connection by his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku condemned El-Rufai’s continued detention, particularly astatine a clip erstwhile Muslims crossed Nigeria are preparing for the ineffable Eid al-Kabir celebrations, arsenic cruel, unjustifiable, and profoundly troubling. 

He described the improvement arsenic a disturbing battle connected civilian liberties, antiauthoritarian decency, and the regularisation of law, raising sedate concerns astir the deployment of authorities powerfulness to intimidate perceived governmental adversaries.

According to him, El-Rufai’s ordeal successful the past of Tinubu’s authorities is profoundly troubling, politically provocative, and wholly inconsistent with the principles of justice, democracy, and basal quality decency.

“At a clip erstwhile millions of Muslims crossed Nigeria and astir the satellite are preparing to observe Eid Kabir, a ineffable play of sacrifice, compassion, forgiveness, and household reunion—it would beryllium unconscionable for immoderate authorities to weaponize authorities powerfulness successful a mode that de...