Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says he was moved by the tears of Asiya el-Rufai, one of the wives of Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna.
On Tuesday, el-Rufai’s wives held a press conference in Abuja to appeal to President Bola Tinubu over the former governor’s ordeal in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
During the briefing, Asiya said the family was not asking President Bola Tinubu to interfere with the judicial process or halt the prosecution of her husband.
She said the family was only seeking the constitutional rights guaranteed to every Nigerian, including access to medical care, family members, lawyers and bail on reasonable terms.
Addressing the president directly, an emotional Asiya recalled the role she and her husband played in Tinubu’s 2023 presidential campaign.
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