El-Rufai has spent 178 days in detention for parting ways with Tinubu – Atiku’s aide

Paul Ibe, media aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has again drawn attention to the ordeal of former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai, noting that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain has now spent 178 days in detention .
In an X post on Thursday, Ibe asserted that el-Rufai has faced political persecution for daring to part ways with President Bola Tinubu, whom he supported in the 2023 polls.
He further alleged double standards in the handling of political cases, citing embattled Senator Francis Fadahunsi, whom he said is “walking freely and yet-to-be arrested after calling on members of his own party to kill members of the Accord.”
He noted that several chief...