Shehu Sani, a senator
representing Kaduna central, says Nasir el-Rufai is scheming to preserve his
senate seat for when he leaves office as governor of Kaduna “so he can take it”.
Sani left the APC after he lost
the party’s ticket to Uba Sani, el-Rufai’s candidate, despite having the
backing of the national working committee.
The senator, who recently joined
Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), spoke about his exit from the APC in an
interview on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television programme.
Sani said the Kaduna governor
“has an overbearing influence” on Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the
APC, and President Muhammadu Buhari.
He denied demanding automatic
ticket from the APC while noting that the party failed to address his “running
battle” with el-Rufai.
“There was no time I demanded
that I should be given automatic ticket. Last July, there was an uprising in
the national party whereby legislators decided to decamp and I was part of the
team but I was held back through the intervention of Bola Tinubu and President
Buhari.
“They gave me the assurance that
the issues prompting me to leave the party will be addressed.
“There were discussions and
promises whereby those of us who have raised issues of problems with governors
of our state will be addressed.
“For you to emerge as a candidate
in the APC, first of all, you have to have somebody close to the seat of power,
secondly if you are in the favoured book of the governor.”
The senator criticised the
present shape of the APC, describing it as “a party that came with a lot of
promises, pledges but it has not been able to dispense justice to its members.
“It is unfortunate that a party
that has promised to change this country cannot even deliver change to itself.”
He said the party may
disintegrate once President Muhammadu Buhari leaves office.
“Buhari remains the heart, soul
and the oxygen of the party. I don’t think after Buhari there can be APC
again,” he said.
On the president’s re-election
chances, he said: “It is possible for him to win but not on the kind of
political atmosphere we have found ourselves within the party. The party is in
a very bad shape.”
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It a sorry case for you.... Send. Sehu Sani
ReplyDeleteU failed to join them Saraki Now U're alone.... U're used and dumped by A.P.C... "OYO" is ur Case. Own Your Own.
When you are to decamp you decided to stay in the camp of your own enemy of progress
ReplyDeleteAPC has nothing to offer you rather to use you and dump you like rag, your case is sympathetic one
ReplyDeleteAPC are heartless people, if they give you N10 with their right hand they will collect N100 back with their left hand like that of the devil
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