Nigeria, March 4 -- The former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has described the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the "only surviving opposition political party" in Nigeria.

He stated this in one of the two statements he wrote last month in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), which is investigating him on various corruption allegations stemming from his time as the Kaduna State governor between 2015 and 2023.

Mr El-Rufai, who cast himself as a casualty of political victimisation, said he is only being investigated because of his membership in the opposition ADC.

The former governor, who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the ADC last ...