The wives of Nasir el-Rufai, ex-Kaduna governor, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to end their “family’s ordeal”.
Asiya, one of el-Rufai’s wives, spoke on the family’s behalf on Tuesday in Abuja, while reacting to the arrest of Bello Abubakar, the ex-minister’s personal physician, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
In a statement on Tuesday, Okor Odey, ICPC spokesperson, alleged that el-Rufai and Bello abused privileges and violated a court order regarding his medical consultation.
‘WE CAMPAIGNED FOR YOU’
Speaking to journalists and flanked by another wife of the former minister, Aichatou, Asiya said the family is not asking Tinubu to interfere with the judicial process or halt the prosecution of their husband.
She said they are only seeking the constitutional rights guaranteed to every Nigerian, including access to medical care, family members, lawyers and bail on reasonable terms.
Addressing the
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