Nigeria, May 28 -- Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has stirred fresh political conversations after openly celebrating with Isah Ashiru-Kudan, following the controversial African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship primaries in Kaduna State.

The younger El-Rufai shared photographs of himself, his brother Bello El-Rufai and Mr Ashiru in what appeared to be a victory celebration shortly after the former lawmaker emerged winner of the party's governorship primary.

He later posted an Ashiru's campaign poster on Facebook, a move many political observers interpreted as an endorsement of the ADC candidate despite protests from Ja'afaru Sani, one of his father, Nasir El-Rufai's closest political allies, wh...