Kadssu Update 247

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Press release by Elrufai son Bello
Press Release: El-Rufai Family responds to ICPC. In response to our family’s challenge to its overreach, the ICPC has issued a statement of which no law enforcement agency can be proud if indeed it is committed to upholding citizens’ fundamental rights, the laws of Nigeria and the Constitution under which those fundamental rights are enshrined.

Let it be on record that the family and supporters of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai have no reason to treat government agencies as infallible masters of the universe. The actions of agencies of the Executive Branch are not beyond scrutiny and criticism, the more so when the heads of those agencies have succumbed to undue influence and become tools of political scheming, rather than law enforcement.

The ICPC statement was unable to deny that it prevented Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s doctor seeing him on Friday, 15 May 2026. Neither was it able to state that it did not prevent delivery of dinner by his wife later that same evening. Indeed, it cannot deny

The ICPC is aware of court orders granting Mallam access to his family, lawyers and doctors. Yet, this same agency is employing what it calls ‘protocols’ to vitiate these orders of court and render them to be practically of no effect. Otherwise, why is the ICPC placing obstacles in the way of a doctor already identified by Mallam as his physician? While we respect internal administrative procedures, we must protest when those protocols become tools for waging a subtle psychological war on our family or for brazen violations of court orders.

It is obvious to every observer that the ICPC seeks to inflict on Mallam Nasir El-Rufai every act of torture it can conjure as part of the coordinated effort to break him. The duty of the ICPC to secure someone in their custody is not the same thing as treating that person as having even fewer rights than a convict. In what way did preventing the delivery of his dinner amount to securing him, more so considering the rather puerile reason given by the ICPC, that the dinner arrived 30 minutes late. What the ICPC did not say was that this dinner arrived later than usual because the wife who brought the dinner at 7pm had been with Mallam’s medical doctor all through his 2-hour ordeal of delay (3pm - 5pm) earlier that same day. The ICPC knew this, since they caused the delay and should equally have known that it would be physically impossible to prepare dinner and be back at ICPC by 6:30pm.

It is common knowledge that the most egregious affronts to human dignity, life and liberty have been dressed up as ‘protocols’ or ‘rules’, when they are nothing but the thinnest veneers of legality, unlawfully deployed in a most brazen assault on the rule of law. Mallam has been in custody for over 90 days now and has been charged, in multiple courts in Kaduna State and the FCT, with offences that are unquestionably bailable.

Our immediate focus is on securing Mallam’s freedom. While Mallam remains in custody, we urge the ICPC to respect his rights, obey court orders and stop deploying ‘protocols’ as instruments for magnifying the inconveniences of detention. Our family cannot be expected to meekly accept the violation of the rights of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.

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Kaduna APC Primaries Crisis Escalates As Aggrieved Aspirants Protest

The crisis surrounding the All Progressives Congress senatorial primaries in Kaduna State intensified on Tuesday as hundreds of supporters of dissatisfied aspirants took to the streets in protest, alleging irregularities and breaches of party guidelines.

The protesters marched through major parts of Kaduna metropolis, including Muhammadu Buhari Way and Ahmadu Bello Way, demanding the cancellation of the primaries held across the state’s three senatorial districts.

The protest followed the emergence of Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, former Governor Ramalan Yero, and former Senator Shehu Sani as winners of the APC senatorial tickets ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Carrying placards with messages such as “There was no APC primaries in Kaduna” and “APC must save democracy,” the demonstrators insisted that the exercise lacked transparency and fairness.
Former Senator Danjuma Laah led the protest alongside other aggrieved aspirants, including Michael Ayuba Auta and Yusuf Bala Ikara.

Earlier at a press briefing held at the Kaduna State Council Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, the aggrieved aspirants threatened legal action if the party failed to address their complaints.
Speaking for the group, Laah accused the APC of abandoning the direct primary system approved by the party’s National Working Committee.

According to him, “The National Working Committee approved direct primaries, but what took place was an unauthorised delegate system.”

The protesters claimed many party members were denied the opportunity to vote at the ward level as required by the approved guidelines.

They also criticised the Kaduna South senatorial primary that produced Katung as winner, alleging poor monitoring and lack of transparency throughout the process.

The group further alleged that electoral materials and officials were not properly deployed to several wards and polling centres during the exercise.

They argued that the conduct of the primaries violated provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 and the APC constitution relating to nomination procedures and internal democracy.

The aggrieved aspirants called on the APC National Working Committee, the party’s appeal committee, and INEC to intervene and organise fresh primaries across Kaduna North, Kaduna Central, and Kaduna South senatorial districts.

Among those listed as dissatisfied aspirants were former Kaduna State House of Assembly Speaker Yusuf Zailani, Mohammed Mu’azu Makkadas, and other contenders from the three senatorial zones.

They warned that failure by the party leadership to address their grievances could threaten unity within the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.

The APC primaries held on Monday produced a mix of serving and former political heavyweights as candidates, but the outcome has continued to spark controversy, with several aspirants alleging manipulation, exclusion of members, and non-compliance with the approved primary process.

KADUNA STATE STUDENT UNION
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