{
  "id": 9515321,
  "title": "El-Rufai speaks on associates who abandoned him in difficult times",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/el-rufai-speaks-on-associates-who-abandoned-him-in-difficult-times",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T07:35:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/912005-el-rufai-speaks-on-associates-who-abandoned-him-in-difficult-times.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has spoken about associates who have not stood by him during his current difficulties. He is being detained by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over corruption allegations.\n\nIn a Facebook statement titled \"My Relationships and the Aftermath,\" El-Rufai said he does not resent those who have chosen not to support him. According to him, his decision to stand by people and causes was guided by his Islamic faith, Arewa upbringing, personal values, and conscience.\n\nEl-Rufai noted that some of those he had supported might speak in his support, while others might remain silent or distance themselves from their previous relationships. He said he does not wish to judge them for their choices, according to Daily Trust.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Detention: El-Rufai speaks on silence of friends he stood by in the past",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/detention-el-rufai-speaks-on-silence-of-friends-he-stood-by-in-the",
        "published": "2026-09-23T21:41:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}