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[#ISTANDWITHELRUFAI @abbkrbaka]

Alhamdulillahi ala ni'imatil islam

[𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐚, 𝐏𝐡.𝐃. @Realoilsheikh]

You see in this life, just be war-ready, and even your most fierce oppressor would bow.

Congratulations Iran, for winning the war!

[Rahmaniyya🥷 @Abdulrahma14382]

Ya Allah Ka Kubutar Da Mallam Nasir El-Rufai Daga Hannun Azzaluman APC Cikin Salamah 🤲

[Bashir Garba Sufyan @Bashir_GS]

PRESS RELEASE

El-Rufai Support Group Engages U.S. Advocacy Firm Over Due Process Concerns

Abuja, Nigeria – 17 June 2026

The El-Rufai Support Group Association (ERSGA) has engaged Vanguard Africa, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization, to raise international awareness about concerns surrounding the detention and ongoing legal proceedings involving former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.

According to a filing with U.S. authorities, Vanguard Africa will conduct outreach to U.S. government officials, Congress, democracy-focused institutions, and multilateral organizations on behalf of ERSGA.

The association maintains that El-Rufai is innocent of the allegations against him and argues that the handling of his case raises serious questions about due process, judicial independence, and the rule of law in Nigeria.

Speaking on behalf of ERSGA, Mohammed Salihu described the case as a significant test of Nigeria’s democratic institutions, particularly as the country approaches the 2027 general elections.

ERSGA called on the international community, democratic institutions, and civil society organizations to closely monitor developments and advocate for due process, judicial independence, and credible democratic competition in Nigeria.

Well done sir @uchediala @ElRufai_Live

[Mr. El-Bonga @el_bonga]

Your own people are being killed, kidnapped and displaced almost every blessed day on this earth and your problem is that Davido has spoken against such things on the international stage. You are a singer with a cult-following, use your voice too. Rarara is very shameless.

[uche diala @uchediala]

PRESS RELEASE

El-Rufai Support Group Engages US Lobbying Representation to Sound Alarm on the Plight of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai

ESG ASSOCIATION Retains Vanguard Africa to Bring Due Process Concerns Before the White House, Congress, Federal Agencies, and Multilateral Institutions

ABUJA, Nigeria - June 2026 - The El-Rufai Support Group (ESG) Association (ERSGA), an independent organization of civic advocates committed to the rights and due process of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, today announced the formal engagement of Vanguard Africa, a Washington, DC-based international advocacy firm, to lead a coordinated campaign calling attention to the erosion of the rule of law and the abuse of due process in Nigeria.

According to the regulatory filing published by the US Department of State, Vanguard Africa will “plan and execute outreach to U.S. Administration officials, Congress, relevant bureaus and agencies, prodemocracy institutions, and multilateral stakeholders” on behalf of ERSGA, among other activities in the United States.

Nasir El-Rufai is an accomplished reformer and former two-term Minister of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja as well as a former two-term Governor of the State of Kaduna. According to media reports, since mid-February he has been detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), while courts have repeatedly delayed bail hearings.

ERSGA categorically rejects the ICPC accusations and maintains El-Rufai’s innocence, pointing to a series of alarming procedural irregularities.

"The treatment of Governor El-Rufai is not an isolated incident - it is a symptom of a deeper crisis threatening Nigeria's democratic institutions," said Mohammed Salihu on behalf of the El-Rufai Support Group Association. "We are bringing these concerns to Washington because the international community has both the standing and the responsibility to speak plainly when due process is weaponized for political ends."

ERSGA and its international partners have framed the El-Rufai case as a defining test of whether Nigeria's institutions are capable of operating with genuine impartiality. With national elections approaching in 2027, the association warns that the use of legal mechanisms to marginalize opposition figures strikes at the foundation of free and credible democratic competition.

Vanguard Africa is a highly regarded organization established in Washington DC, with a proven track record of advocating for pro-democracy figures across the region such as President Adama Barrow of The Gambia, the duly elected president of Niger Mohamed Bazoum, and Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine, among others.

ERSGA calls on the United States Government, international democratic institutions, and civil society organizations worldwide to closely monitor developments in Nigeria closely and to speak clearly in defense of due process, judicial independence, and the democratic space that free and fair elections require.

## The El-Rufai Support Group Association is an independent organization of supporters and civic advocates dedicated to the political and leadership activities of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and the promotion of democratic governance and the rule of law in Nigeria.

Signed
Mohammed Salihu
Director of Strategic Partnerships
ESG ASSOCIATION

17th June 2026

[Diplomat @Diplomat_01]

Due process is not a favour; it’s a constitutional right. Every Nigerian deserves a fair hearing and justice without political interference. If our democracy must remain strong, then the rule of law must always come before politics.

[Mal. Imran U. Wakili (PULLO) 👑 #iSTANDWITHELRUFAI @IU_Wakilii]

Whoever adviced Davido to engage Rarara in Hausa did well because how would rarara understand what he is saying 🤣

[Davido @davido]

Da ace kana da ilimi da na tsaya nayi magana dakai. Ama komai baka sani ba, sakarai kawai.

[Sani Ahmad Kaitafi @KaitafiS]

Ali Nuhu is the one officially engaged by this government to head an agency in the entertainment industry, but its one dirty ass illiterate from the industry that wants to tell us how to handle insecurity.

[#BringBackOurChildren @elyakubusmvnn_]

We’re starting to forget about the kidnapped kids in Borno🤧 this is their 33th day in captivity

[Ahmad Ganga @AhmadGanga]

You can support the government and chose not to look stupid. Be objective.

[Sulaiman Uwaisu Idris @KafinHausaa]

The renowned Islamic scholar Sheikh Alkali Zaria has stated that they will launch a very strong campaign against any Northerner who accepts rice, spaghetti, money, or any other inducement to vote for a candidate in the upcoming election.

Those who accept gifts on election day are the ones contributing to the hardship and suffering we face in Nigeria. We will speak out against them and hold them accountable.

[Saaaaaf Saaaaaf✨🦋 @Safreenarrhh]

We are Elrufai Girls😍

Justice for Elrufai……

[Ibrahim Modibbo Sanusi Maikudi 🇵🇸 @Mod33333]

#FreeElrufai International conference
✌🏽💯

[Ibrahim’ @Mr_Emmcap__]

PRESS RELEASE

El-Rufai Support Group Engages U.S. Advocacy Firm Over Due Process Concerns

Abuja, Nigeria – 17 June 2026

The El-Rufai Support Group Association (ERSGA) has engaged Vanguard Africa, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy organization, to raise international awareness about concerns surrounding the detention and ongoing legal proceedings involving former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.

According to a filing with U.S. authorities, Vanguard Africa will conduct outreach to U.S. government officials, Congress, democracy-focused institutions, and multilateral organizations on behalf of ERSGA.

The association maintains that El-Rufai is innocent of the allegations against him and argues that the handling of his case raises serious questions about due process, judicial independence, and the rule of law in Nigeria.

Speaking on behalf of ERSGA, Mohammed Salihu described the case as a significant test of Nigeria’s democratic institutions, particularly as the country approaches the 2027 general elections.

ERSGA called on the international community, democratic institutions, and civil society organizations to closely monitor developments and advocate for due process, judicial independence, and credible democratic competition in Nigeria.

[Mal. Imran U. Wakili (PULLO) 👑 #iSTANDWITHELRUFAI @IU_Wakilii]

BREAKING: El-Rufai Support Group Association (ERSGA) has announced the engagement of Washington-based advocacy organisation Vanguard Africa to lead a campaign aimed at drawing international attention to what it describes as growing concerns over due process and the rule of law in Nigeria.

[𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐚, 𝐏𝐡.𝐃. @Realoilsheikh]

Who will now investigate this? The blind eagle or the ICPC?

Or we should just go and hold our Governors accountable?

[A Rashida Usman @UsmanRashidaObu]

Free Mallam

121 days in detention.
Do the math: 2,904hrs | 174,240min | 10,454,400sec.
That’s 40 days + 8hrs of mornings, afternoons, nights gone. This is harsh,whatever Mallam @elrufai is accused of, Nigeria’s constitution demands trial, not detention without end.

[Mal. Imran U. Wakili (PULLO) 👑 #iSTANDWITHELRUFAI @IU_Wakilii]

This is clearly one of the downsides of giving a hungry man a platform; he can't separate right from wrong. All he knows is how to be a slave.

Somebody is standing for kidnapped victims, and you are here saying he is spoiling the image of Nigeria.

[uche diala @uchediala]

#DaysCount

121 DAYS .
121 DAYS ..
121 DAYS ...
121 DAYS ....

And Still Counting ...

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