The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has warned that it will hold President Bola Tinubu personally responsible if anything happens to former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El Rufai, while he remains in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, made the remark while maintaining that El Rufai is being detained as a political prisoner.
Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday night, Abdullahi said El Rufai has a medical condition that requires proper medical attention.
He said, “Now, having said that, this person has a medical condition. You may not intend it. But if you don’t let this person be, if you don’t let Malam Nasir El-Rufai get the medical help he needed, then you are not helping him.
“According to the report we received from his family, he was at the National Hospital a few days ago, and the hospital told them he should be kept under watch because his health was getting worse.
“We have said it, and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, our presidential candidate, has also said it. If something happens to Malam Nasir El-Rufai while he is in custody, President Bola Tinubu will be personally accountable because the responsibility ultimately falls on him.
“We are saying that there is a political prisoner in Nigeria right now, and his name is Malam Nasir El-Rufai.”
