The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has alleged that the continued detention of former Kaduna State governor Nasir el-Rufai is politically motivated and aimed at preventing him from participating in the 2027 general election. Advertisement“Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is not being held today because he committed any crime, because that would have been left for the court to decide. The ADC spokesman further claimed that El-Rufai was instrumental in rallying northern support for Tinubu ahead of the 2023 presidential election. “And I’ve seen videos where President Bola Tinubu himself was appealing to Mallam Nasir el-Rufai not to leave the country because the government would need him. If, God forbid, anything happens to Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, President Bola Tinubu should realise, even if he didn’t intend it, that he would be held personally responsible and the consequences cannot even be imagined.