Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has urged opposition leaders to be unified and committed to overthrowing President Bola Tinubu in the general elections scheduled for 2027.
El-Rufai made the remark when former Vice President Atiku Abubakar visited him after Airport Encounter with ICPC Officials.
“What happened today has made me more determined,” he said. Until this regime is overthrown in March 2027, we must continue to work and not take a break. He called the airport encounter regrettable, needless, and potentially illegal.
El-Rufai clarified that he had already received an invitation to be questioned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He claimed to be abroad at the time, though.
He stated that his attorney told the commission he would come back and show up at their office on Monday at 10 a.m. He said that prior to the airport incident, he had never received a letter or message from the ICPC.
“I would have honored a letter of invitation, which was all I asked for,” he stated.
The former governor claimed that Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser, gave the ICPC orders. He charged that security agencies were being utilized by the government for political ends.
He claims that a government that fears losing reelection is using security institutions as partisan political tools.
He cautioned that such acts might erode the rule of law and democratic institutions.
El-Rufai insisted that proper process must be followed but that he is prepared to accept any legitimate invitation from anti-corruption organizations.
