Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has asked the federal government to guarantee the safety of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).
He has also asked for the release of Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, warning that democracy is threatened when opposition figures are intimidated.
In an interview with Chude Jideonwo, Obi had accused the federal government of deliberately frustrating his means of livelihood and targeting opposition figures.
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).
In a statement issued on Thursday by Phrank Shaibu, his senior special assistant on public communication, Atiku said the safety of opposition leaders is a constitutional responsibility of the Nigerian state.
“Nothing must
