A former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has faulted the arrest and detention of ex-Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, describing it as a “political persecution”.
Obi spoke on Sunday at a meeting with stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kaduna.
The ADC chieftain said El-Rufai’s detention by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) raises serious concerns about the state of democracy and rule of law in Nigeria.
El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna, has been in ICPC custody since February 18. This followed his transfer from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).