- Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, has written a petition against Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa
- Justice Aikawa is the presiding judge in the case between El-Rufai and the Kaduna state House of Assembly over the N423 billion corruption allegation
- The former governor, in a petition to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), alleged that Justice Aikawa was impartial and unfair in the case before him
Kaduna – Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has filed a petition against Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa, the presiding judge in his case against the Kaduna State House of Assembly. In the petition filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, El-Rufai alleges bias, injustice, and denial of a fair hearing.
El-Rufai had initially filed a fundamental rights case in June 2024, challenging a report by the House of Assembly that accused him and others of misappropriating N423 billion. He claimed the House did not give him a fair hearing during its sitting.
