The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has explained why leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were denied access to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai.
InfoStride News recalls that the ADC had accused the ICPC of preventing senior party officials from meeting with el-Rufai at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday.
The party had described the development as a sign of alleged political persecution, claiming that restrictions surrounding the former governor’s detention were raising concerns.
ADC also alleged that members of el-Rufai’s family claimed he had been denied access to doctors, food, and visitors despite voluntarily presenting himself to authorities.
However, reacting to the allegations, ICPC spokesperson, Okor Odey, dismissed the claims as false and misleading, insisting that the commission acted in line with an existing court order.
According to Odey, the commission officially declined the ADC’s request through a letter dated May 21, 2026, which was acknowledged the following day.
“We wrote them an official letter declining their request to visit. The reasons are in the letter. The category of persons we are to give access to is clear in the court order,” Odey said.
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