Tinubu prosecuting El-Rufai because he joined ADC, Okonkwo accuses President of political witch-hunt 

By Kingston Magare 13.3.2026
Nollywood actor and politician Kenneth Okonkwo has accused President Bola Tinubu and ruling party All Progressive Congress of political witch hunt against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Okonkwo said the President is prosecuting El-Rufai because he joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
Speaking on Channels TV’s ‘The Morning Brief’ Friday Okonkwo stated: “We believe that El-Rufai is being maltreated and persecuted because he had joined the ADC. We are not exculpating anybody, but it is the court of law that should decide, not President Tinubu.
“And for now, he is using his authority as the Commander-in-Chief to use the instrumentality of the ‘anti corruption’ against the opposition. I wonder whether there is any commission fighting corruption in Tinubu’s regime
“The first thing President Bola Tinubu should do is to release El-Rufai. We are not saying he should not face trial, but his fundamental human right should be guaranteed.
“Forty-eight hours is what a government has to keep anybody in detention without granting him bail. No, you don’t have that power. And you don’t have the power according to the Supreme Court judgment to keep somebody in detention and pretend you are investigating.”
Speaking in another forum Okonkwo said that the APC has continued to lead the country on the wrong path and Nigerians must act in 2027 to take destiny into their own hands.
“I’m urging all Nigerians to join ADC so that we will save our country from collapse, from imminent collapse. We will not be able to endure four more years of unavailability and high cost of fuel of insecurity, of corruption, of incompetence. We are now a laughingstock across the nation.”