El-Rufai never fought for democracy, governed with arrogance - Shehu Sani

El-Rufai never fought for democracy, governed with arrogance - Shehu Sani

Shehu Sani, former senator representing Kaduna central, says
Nasir el-Rufai, ex-governor of the state, never fought for democracy and ruled
with arrogance.

 

Speaking on TVC’s Politics Tonight on Monday, Sani said
el-Rufai has been “angry and frustrated” since leaving office in 2023.

 

“For people like Nasir, when they found themselves in the
position of office, they don’t know what democracy is all about because they
didn’t fight for it,” Sani said.

 

“He was an unknown figure before 1999 and became DG of BPE.
He has never been in a cell for one day. He has never been in prison.



“For me, as you see me here, I have been through the rough
times of my life. I have been through many prisons. I have been through many
police stations.

 

“I have served so many years. I wore prison uniform. I wore
leg chain. I wore handcuffs as a political prisoner fighting for this democracy
that is 25 years old.”

 

Sani said politicians like el-Rufai, “who benefitted from
the establishment without personal sacrifice”, govern with arrogance once in
power.

 

 

The former lawmaker described the ex-minister as “angry and
frustrated after failing to maintain political control” in Kaduna and at the
federal level.

 

“He had this high sense of entitlement and expectation that
he’s going to have a governor he can manipulate in Kaduna state. That failed,”
he said.

 

“He thought he was going to be in the cycle of power at the
federal level. That also failed. And now he has returned back to mischief.”

 

On Sunday, el-Rufai alleged that suspected thugs who invaded
the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition meeting in Kaduna were
government-sponsored.

 

Source: El-Rufai never fought for democracy, governed with arrogance - Shehu Sani

 - NigerianEye

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