Leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were allegedly denied access to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who is currently in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission.
The ADC delegation included the party’s National Secretary,
Rauf Aregbesola, National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, and Secretary
of the ADC Manifesto and Policy Committee, Salihu Lukman.
The party leaders reportedly visited the ICPC facility in an
attempt to see El-Rufai but were denied access. Details surrounding the
incident were still unclear as of Friday afternoon.
The development comes days after the ICPC dismissed
allegations that El-Rufai was being denied access to food, family members and
medical care while in detention.
Speaking at a press conference earlier, ICPC spokesperson,
Okor Odey, described the allegations as “false and misleading.”
According to him, visitors are allowed into ICPC detention
facilities between 9:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., adding that El-Rufai’s wife arrived
outside the approved visiting hours.
Odey also maintained that authorised visitors, including
family members, lawyers and medical personnel, were permitted access under
supervision.
However, the El-Rufai family had alleged that the former
governor was denied access to his personal doctors despite an earlier court
order from the Kaduna High Court granting him unrestricted access to legal
representatives and physicians.
The family further claimed that the ICPC’s in-house doctor
had recommended additional medical examination before access was allegedly
blocked.
“When you see a doctor and you run tests, you are expected
to see the doctor back so that he explains what the problem is,” a family
member said.
“He was denied access to the doctor,” El-Rufai’s second
wife, Hasiat, alleged.
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