El-Rufai arrives Kaduna court alongside ADC gov candidate
Former Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday arrived at the state high court for his corruption trial after a judge ordered the ICPC to produce him. Read More:…
Nasir El-Rufai, who governed Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023, is facing a corruption trial before the Kaduna State High Court, with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) as prosecutor. His appearance in court on Tuesday followed a judge's order compelling the ICPC to produce him, suggesting earlier friction over his attendance at proceedings.
What has drawn particular attention is that El-Rufai arrived at the court in the company of Isa Mohammed Ashiru, the ADC's governorship candidate in Kaduna State and a known political rival who ran against El-Rufai's party in previous elections. The newsrooms covering the story are united on this unusual pairing but have not detailed the specific corruption allegations El-Rufai faces, the stage the trial has reached, or what prompted the apparent alliance between the two politicians, leaving the political implications of their joint appearance open to speculation.