Former presidential aide Lauretta Onochie has commented on the attempted detention of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Onochie, writing on her verified X account, described El-Rufai as having foreseen the incident, noting he had predicted a possible arrest before returning to Nigeria. She called the development unsurprising and referred to those behind it as “predictable political strategists.”
She suggested that the attempt to detain El-Rufai was part of efforts to prevent certain political actors from achieving for the African Democratic Congress in 2027 what was accomplished for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 elections. Onochie added, “Tinubu is Gone,” concluding her post with prayers for Nigeria.
She wrote: “The man who saw tomorrow. Only yesterday, he predicted they would try to arrest him on his return. Predictable political strategists. They want to stop us from doing for ADC in 2027 what we did for Tinubu in 2023. Tinubu is Gone. God bless Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, El-Rufai has described the attempted arrest as illegal. In a statement through his lawyer, Ubong Esop Akpan, he faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for issuing a letter of invitation while he was abroad.
