The spokesperson for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) recognises the opposition would be more robust if former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai is released before the election.

During his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Abdullahi emphasised that the ADC opposes any moves that would hinder El-Rufai's ability to secure bail.

He said: “ADC is not opposed to anybody who has a legitimate case to answer from being prosecuted but when you are holding someone in custody for bailable offences and you proceed to arraign that person and make impossible conditions for bail to meet, it creates room for us to believe that you deliberate intend to hold this person in perpetuity.

“What I can tell you is that the thinking within the ADC is that the APC government has concluded that they will not release Mallam Nasir El-Rufai until after the election.

“That’s what we believe, that’s the plan, and that’s what they plan to do. They know that with Mallam Nasir El-Rufai freed, the opposition is stronger and they know that if they release him, he would remind them of certain things that they would rather forget.

“We in the opposition believe that they are doing everything to make sure that El-Rufai remains in custody until after the election.”