Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday said no one can abridge his right of association in the state.
This followed the pandemonium that occurred on Saturday during the inauguration of a transition committee formed by opposition parties in Kaduna State.
Thugs who disrupted the inauguration attacked participants and vandalised property.
Armed with cutlasses, clubs and stones, the thugs were said to have injured several people and destroyed vehicles.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, El-Rufai said: “No one can abridge my right of association, no one can ask me to give any notice, I can give if I choose.
“It’s not legal and not a constitutional requirement, so people should stop overreaching themselves just because they have a position today.
“I was governor of that state for eight years, never at any time did I stop any opposition party from having meetings or say that venues should not allow meetings to take place, it’s an overreach.”
El-Rufai further stated: “The government of Kaduna State is behind it and I will submit my evidence to the police service commission and the Inspector General of Police if they care to take action.”
No one can abridge my right of association in Kaduna – El-Rufai
