Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has declared that the opposition must remain resolute in its efforts to unseat the government of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, following an alleged attempt by security agencies to detain him at an airport.
Addressing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar when he visited him, El-Rufai said the incident strengthened his determination to work toward Tinubu’s removal from office.
“Your Excellency, I assure you that what happened today has further reinforced my belief that we must work hard. We must not sleep between now and March 2027 until we remove this tyrant from office,” he said.
He described the airport episode as “unfortunate, totally unnecessary, and probably criminal,” alleging that the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) used operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain him and hand him over to the anti-graft agency without prior invitation.
El-Rufai stated that while the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had previously invited him for questioning, his lawyer informed the commission that he was out of the country and would appear on Monday at 10 a.m. He maintained that he had received no communication from the ICPC before the airport incident.
The former governor further alleged that the ICPC acted on the orders of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, accusing the government of using security agencies for political purposes. He warned that such actions undermine democratic institutions and claimed the administration was attempting to retain power at all costs.
His words: “Your Excellency, I assure you that what happened today has further reinforced my belief that we must work hard, we must not sleep between now and March 2027 until we remove this tyrant from office.
“Your Excellency what happened at the airport today as you correctly observed is quite unfortunate, total unnecessary and probably criminal as well.
“This is because agencies have rules of engagement and all I asked for was give me a letter of invitation and I will visit your office.
“But it turned out that it was the ICPC, that procured the DSS to abduct me and hand me over to them. The ICPC has never contacted me or sort to invite me up to the point we were at the airport.
“The EFCC had written, inviting me but I was out of the country, my lawyer wrote to them that I will return and be there on Monday at 10am.
“ICPC I have never heard anything from them. We understand that it was the ICPC not EFCC that was responsible for what happened.
ICPC chairman was acting on direct orders from Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security of Adviser. We have reduced security agencies to be arms of a political party and a government that knows its unelectable and wants to remain in power at all cost”.
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