“My Husband Doesn’t Deserve This Persecution’ – El-Rufai’s Wife Tells Tinubu

Hajiya Asiya El-Rufai, wife of former Kaduna State Governor, has told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that her husband does not deserve the treatment he is currently receiving.

Recalling the role he played in the buildup to the 2023 presidential election, the politician’s wife demanded fair treatment for the former governor.

Hajia Asiya, who was flanked by El-Rufai’s other wife, Aichatou, was reacting to the arrest of her husband’s personnel physician, Prof Bello Abubakar, as confirmed by the ICPC on Tuesday.

The wife also alleged that her husband, who she said was diagnosed with High Blood Pressure and High Blood Sugar level, was denied access to medical treatment.

Speaking with newsmen at her residence in Abuja, Asiya El-Rufai said the family was not asking the President to interfere with the judicial process or halt the prosecution of El-Rufai, but to ensure that he enjoys the constitutional rights available to every Nigerian, including access to medical care, family members, lawyers and bail on reasonable terms.

“I am not asking you to tell them not to prosecute him, but we are asking you to allow him the basic human rights that the Constitution you swore to uphold and defend guarantees. Let them give him the bail that he can afford. If he is guilty, let the court decide; if he is innocent, let the court decide,” she said.

She alleged that El-Rufai’s continued detention and denial of access to his doctors and relatives had left the family traumatised.

“We live in constant fear that we will wake up and hear some bad news,” she said.

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