‘Tinubu Is Focused On Keeping El-Rufai Until After 2027’ – Paul Ibe Alleges

The media aide to the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu is focused on keeping former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, in detention until after the 2027 election.

NEWSNGR reports that Ibe, in a post via his Facebook page on Wednesday, lamented that Nasir El-Rufai has spent 126 days in detention.

According to Ibe, Tinubu’s administration is harassing and intimidating El-Rufai for defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ADC.

Ibe further described El-Rufai’s ongoing trial as a sham and politically motivated.

He wrote, “Yesterday marked day 126 of the abduction and detention of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai @elrufai, former Governor of Kaduna State and chieftain of the @ADCNig.

“By now, it should be clear to all, irrespective of political leaning, that the Tinubu-led APC administration is harassing and intimidating el-Rufai for having parted ways with the APC.

“The sham trial of the ADC chieftain is politically motivated. We’ve gathered from those asking him to go and make “peace” (whatever that means) with President Bola Tinubu, because he (Tinubu) is allegedly focused on keeping him until after the 2027 elections.

“The adjournment of his case to September appears to confirm this. Meanwhile, the conditions of the bail granted to el-Rufai is too punitive and meant to keep him perpetually in detention.

“In fact, the bail conditions only encourages civil servants to loot maximally and acquire assets and properties at all cost while in service.”