ICPC: It’s risky, we’ll hold you if anything happens to El-Rufai – Atiku’s aide warns Tinubu

Senior Political Assistant to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Demola Olarenwaju, on Saturday warned that denying former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, access to medical attention in detention is a risk President Bola Tinubu’s administration cannot afford to take.

Olarenwaju warned that if anything happens to El-Rufai, Tinubu’s administration would be held responsible.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) reportedly denied El-Rufai access to medical attention while in its custody.

An aide to the former Kaduna State governor, Muyiwa Adekeye, had claimed that his principal is suffering from swollen, reddish and itchy eyes while in the custody of the ICPC and requires urgent medical attention, which was allegedly denied.

El-Rufai was arrested at the Abuja International Airport earlier in the year and charged in court with abuse of office and money laundering allegedly committed while serving as governor.

However, Olarenwaju posted on X: “Denying El-Rufai access to medical care is a risk the Bola Tinubu regime cannot afford.

“And we must say it clearly yet again that if anything happens to the man, it will be on the government that has detained him illegally. Politics taken to this extent is extremely dangerous.”