The wife of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Hajiya Asiya El-Rufai, on Tuesday, appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure that her detained husband receives what she described as fair treatment.
Asiya, who was flanked by El-Rufai’s other wife, Aichatou, recalled the support she and the former governor gave the President during the 2023 presidential campaign.
Speaking with journalists at her residence in Abuja on Tuesday, she said the family was not asking the President to interfere in the judicial process or halt the prosecution of the former governor.
Rather, she urged Tinubu to ensure that El-Rufai enjoys his constitutional rights, including access to medical care, family members, legal representatives and bail on reasonable terms.
Naijaonpoint reports that her appeal followed the arrest of El-Rufai’s personal physician, Prof. Bello Abubakar, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
Asiya also alleged that her husband had been denied access to medical treatment despite being diagnosed with high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels.
She said, “We are not asking Mr President to interfere with the judicial process or stop the prosecution. We are only pleading that my husband be accorded the constitutional rights available to every Nigerian, including access to medical care, his family, his lawyers and bail on reasonable terms.”
She urged the President to ensure that justice is administered fairly and that her husband is treated in accordance with the provisions of the law.
