2027: El-Rufai political prisoner, release him if he poses no threat – Atiku’s aide to Tinubu

Phrank Shaibu, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has described the former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai as a political prisoner of conscience.
Shaibu charged President Bola Tinubu to release El-Rufai if he poses no threat to him in the 2027 election.
He made the call during an interview on Arise Television’s News Insight.
El-Rufai was initially arrested and detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC on February 18, 2026.
He was detained by ICPC officials following investigations of fraud during his tenure as governor from 2015 to...