Dismiss el-Rufai’s Petition, Order His Investigation, ADC Stakeholders Write PSC

By; OUR CORRESPONDENT

While appealing to the Police Service Commission (PSC) to immediately throw out a petition written by the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir el-Rufai against the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police and some other officers over alleged violation of Police Act 2020, a group of African Democratic Congress (ADC) stakeholders also demanded that the former Governor be thoroughly investigated.

The group in a letter to the PSC, signed by Comrade Musa Abdullahi on behalf of Concerned ADC Stakeholders, Kaduna State Chapter, was reacting to a petition titled, “Unprofessional Conduct, Abuse Of Office And Serial Violations Of The Police Act 2020 And Regulations By The Commissioner And Some Officers Of The Kaduna State” written by el-Rufai to the PSC.

” In the light of the above, we plead with you most sincerely to exonerate and dismiss the venomous petition from el-Rufai. Equally ask the CP Kaduna to proceed with the investigation in order to prevent similar attempt by the same el-Rufai and his gangs to obstruct police investigation in the future.

“Both the Nigerian law and African Democratic Congress is bigger than el-Rufai a total of stranger to our principles and ideology. As party members, we are concerned he is a symbol of lies, lawlessness and brigandage. His selfish plots is to hijack our party from the original members, we shall resist his destructive antics through every lawful means. We will continue to defend its integrity, uphold its constitution, and expose every rogue attempt to destabilize it,” the group said.

According to the letter addressed to the Chairman, Police Service Commission Federal Secretariat Complex Shehu Shagari Way Abuja, dated September 9, 2025, which was sighted by our correspondent yesterday, the ADC Stakeholders said that they decided to respond to the petition because the allegation against the Kaduna CP is dubious and misleading.

“Ordinarily, we would not have wasted our time responding to the dubious, false and misleading allegation contained in the petition authored by no other midget than Mr Nasir el-Rufai against the Commissioner of police and officers of the Kaduna state police command.

“The former Governor doesn’t have the dignity of our response based on his past negative antecedent characterised by lawlessness, human rights abuses, lack of respect for honouring invitations from law enforcement agencies, high handedness and disobedient to court orders. However, because he singled out a decent Commissioner of police and his officers. We are compelled to set the records straight.

“We find it necessary to strongly state that the crisis and violence leading to his invitation by the Kaduna State Police Command stemmed from his attempt to hijack our party from the original members using violence as a tool for his imaginary expedition. His conduct is an act of shame and dishonour for some one of his past status as former minister and former Governor of a Nigerian state,” the stakeholders said.

They added that those invited alongside the former Kaduna helmsman, included, Bashir Saidu, Jafaru Sani, Ubaidullah Mohammed (a.k.a.”30), Nasiru Maikano, Aminu Abita, and Ahmed Rufa’i Husseini (a.k.a. “mikiya”).

“From all intents and purposes, the former Governor (a.k.a. “purveyor of body bags”) and his gangs of thugs wanted to either arm twist, compromise or both the Nigerian police officers in Kaduna to do his biddings but when they refused his overtures in compliance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and contrary to the whims and caprices of el-Rufai’s dictation, he became outrageous, unruly and commenced his usual penchant for blackmail and shenanigans against the police officers. Always looking for excuses in order to justice any time he is asked to give proper account of his conduct.

“The police officers in question acted professionally in line with the dictates of their path of office and conscience to the best of our knowledge. At no point, they took side with anybody or demonstrated bias. el-Rufai is simply all out to obstruct and frustrate police investigation.

“There are historical account on previous attempt made by el-Rufai to evade investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) invited for investigation into his tenure as Governor of Kaduna State.

“He has over the years, been associated with such antics while buying time and shopping for a favorable judge of his own choice to grant him restraining order against the law enforcement agencies. His antecedent and violent behaviour against his victims are vividly in the public domain.

“A more plausible approach was for el-Rufai to use the opportunity provided by the police invitation to honourably clear his name instead of hiding behind writing frivolous petition to escape investigation,” they steesed.

According to the stakeholders, he resorted to using a strategy of emotional blackmail, disinformation, playing the victim and logical fallacy.

“Trying to create an emotional outrage to avoid any form of investigation by the police. The logical fallacy is his moving from refusing to honour police invitation to the baseless petition against the CP Kaduna and his men.

“The ex Governor is known for using collective punishment without due process on the basis of guilt by association in his dealings with political opponents and critics alike.

“His wilful petition against the CP Kaduna is calculated towards preemption and suppression of the substance of the case. He is desperate to undermine the information already gathered from testimonies of eye witnesses that do not corroborate his own side of the story,” they said.

The ADC Stakeholders pointed out that el-Rufai has lost relevance and standing with his former party APC, leading to his gate crashing to SDP.

“His sudden outburst is because he lost his relevance in the party and was chased out, he is now trying to impose himself and his kind of ideas within the ADC family in Kaduna State. We are not ready to serve as a mouthpiece for el-Rufa’i’s one-man show and destabilizing agenda likely to cause breach of peace and tranquility in our dear state.

“Nigerians have witnessed his series of interviews and Social Media handles of his cronies some days ago, when they shamelessly dodged the simple question of whether he is even a registered and financial member of ADC, or at what level of the party he was admitted. ADC CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE 8 on Membership Eligibility (Sub Section 3) says: Not belong to any other political party, and if he was, he must have resigned such membership.

“Therefore, Nasir el Rufai is on his own as far as his dubious petition against the CP Kaduna and other diligent police officers in this case is concerned. His behaviour and utterances in a political setting that he is yet to become a financial member leaves so much suspicion.

“It is also important to remind the public that we shall continue to distance ourselves from any cash and carry, violence oriented approach towards hijacking associated with el-Rufai’s style of politics that characterised his tenure as Governor of Kaduna State. The el-Rufa’i’s “self-styled “ events leading to the fracas Kaduna emanated from growing suspicion that money bag outsiders coming to hijack the party in order to deprive the original members from reaping was a personal jamboree designed to polarize the party along sectarian divide, thereby denying the original members the dividends of their hard earned labour since the formative years of the party, ” they submitted.