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What Tinubu reportedly told northern traditional rulers who met him to demand El-rufai’s release–insider
A group of northern traditional rulers led by emir Sanusi Lamido II of Kano emirate, reportedly pressured president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release embattled former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-rufai.Executive Branch
A highly placed confidential source privy to the development and who does not want his name mentioned in the publication, told https://t.co/RIPmdv2C7Z that the northern traditional rulers made the move after Nasir El-rufai was granted stringent bail conditions by the Federal High Court.
The monarchs appealed to president Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release Nasir El-rufai to them, declaring their support for president Tinubu as well as their confidence in his leadership.
They requested that president Tinubu discontinue the ongoing multiple litigations against Nasir El-rufai as well as free him. The traditional rulers led by Sanusi Lamido promised to continue to support president Tinubu’s administration and also declared their full confidence in his leadership”.Politics
The source claimed that president Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his response to the traditional rulers, thanked them for their support for his administration and for their important role in their various communities.
Speaking about Nasir El-rufai, he informed the monarchs that he is not behind El-rufai’s ordeal. He highlighted how the Kaduna State House of Assembly had petitioned Nigerian anti-graft agencies, seeking that El-rufai be investigated and prosecuted for alleged misappropriation of funds during his governorship administration.
The president according to the source, also referenced Nasir El-rufai’s controversial claims about the NSA’s phone being tapped. He emphasized that the former Kaduna State governor is not being persecuted as being insinuated, reiterating that he has no hand in Nasir El-rufai’s ordeal and that his matters are currently in courts and that he lacks the constitutional authority to influence the court.
The president told them repeatedly that he has no hand in El-rufai’s detention and different court cases. The president reminded the traditional rulers how the EFCC and the ICPC were petition by Kaduna State House of Assembly, alleging that about 423 million was misappropriated during El-rufai’s administration. The president also pointed out the phone tapping claims El-rufai made. He then told them that El-rufai is currently standing trial before the court and that he lacks the constitutional power to influence the court”.