As many friends, colleagues, and readers of this blog are aware, for more than a year I have been working along with an international team to support Nasir El-Rufai, the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, Nigeria, and defend him from a politically motivated attack based on false allegations (see our White Paper for more info). El-Rufai is very well known in Nigeria as one of the country’s most experienced reformers – a man of committed principle, vision, and a deep sense of public service.