Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described as a national embarrassment the attempted arrest of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Atiku said this on Thursday when he paid a solidarity visit
to El-Rufai in his Abuja residence.
Recall that there was an attempted arrest by the operatives
of the Department of State Services, DSS, on El-Rufai, which has sparked
reactions from various quarters
Atiku’s visit is against the backdrop of an incident at the
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, where operatives allegedly tried
to detain El-Rufai shortly after he arrived from Cairo, Egypt, on Egypt Air
flight MS 877.
Recall that former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi,
had earlier visited the former governor to show to him the same solidarity.
Speaking during the visit, Atiku said, “The society is based
on the rule of law, there was no need for El-Rufai to be embarrassed or trying
to be kidnapped.
“They would have allowed you to come to your house and then
invite you. You have held high positions in government. You were a Minister,
you were a governor and you successfully performed your functions.
“There was no need to embarrass you because by doing so,
they are embarrassing the whole society. We will stand by you and every
law-abiding citizens of Nigeria.”
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