El-Rufai is facing ongoing legal proceedings, including a Department of State Services case over alleged unlawful interception of telephone communications. The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 26 to rule on his no-case submission in that matter. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Onoh argued that El-Rufai’s past contributions to the APC and Tinubu’s 2023 campaign should be considered, urging the President to favour reconciliation over prolonged political division. He also referred to constitutional provisions dealing with the discontinuance of criminal proceedings and the presidential prerogative of mercy, although any such intervention would have to follow the applicable legal process. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
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Former APC campaign spokesman Denge Josef Onoh has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider clemency and political reconciliation over the legal challenges facing Nasir El-Rufai. Former South-East spokesman of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Denge Josef Onoh, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider clemency and political reconciliation in the legal challenges involving former Kaduna State...
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- Former APC campaign spokesman Denge Josef Onoh has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider clemency and political reconciliation over the legal challenges facing Nasir El-Rufai.
- Former South-East spokesman of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Denge Josef Onoh, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider clemency and political reconciliation in the legal challenges involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
- Onoh made the appeal in an open letter dated September 24, addressed to the President through Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila.El-Rufai is facing ongoing legal proceedings, including a Department of State Services case over alleged unlawful interception of telephone communications.
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Former APC campaign spokesman Denge Josef Onoh has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider clemency and political reconciliation over the legal challenges facing Nasir El-Rufai. Former South-East spokesman of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Denge Josef Onoh, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider clemency and political reconciliation in the legal challenges involving former Kaduna State...
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September 24, 2026
