Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani has boldly tagged the Governor Nasir Elrufai “insensitive” and “inexperienced” following the demolishing drive embarked upon in the state.

Sani speaking to Leadership Newspaper, explained that he was from a completely different paradigm of leadership, stating the people of Kaduna were more concerned with the provision of improved health services, education, security and skill acquisition.

“There is a clear idealogical difference between El-Rufai and me.
“He is of the right ultra conservative while I come from the left of the political divide.

“The right conservative political divide created the socio-economic rot that produced the beggars and dregs in the society; their own solution to it is to clear them from the streets and portray a semblance of sanity and normalcy.

“All they want is to pack them and put them in a truck and send them somewhere. Come to Kaduna and see if that has worked: the beggars are back to the streets; the hawkers are there; all those things you want to clear are there and it’s not working. We fundamentally differ on that.”

He further questioned the former FCT Minister’s policies accusing him of being too elitist.

“Now if you are an experienced and sensible administrator and you promised education, power and health, jobs, skill acquisition for youths how can you as an intelligent man say the first priority is demolition of houses; and all these houses were given by the previous government.
“Now all of them have gone to court and have gotten injunctions.

“You didn’t clear a fallow land between Kaduna and Zaria and say, ‘All of you, this is a place for you and take this as compensation, and all of you should move there.’



“Abuja of 2007 is not the same with Kaduna of 2015. In Abuja, you were dealing with rich and powerful people who had many houses and money. When you see a man with a house in Kaduna, it may be his last pension which he devoted to it.”

Sani boasted that he only stepped down his ambition to become Kaduna Governor on account of political pressure from chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who suggested to him that President Muhammadu Buhari had anointed Elrufai for the position.

“For the first time, let me tell you some background issues in the political divide in Kaduna. I never intended to contest for the Senate; I wanted to contest for the governorship and I opened offices in Zaria, Kaduna and Kafanchan, and later there was pressure on me that I should step down.
“Politicians came to meet me; that I should step down and allow El-Rufai to contest because they said he was the favourite of the President.

“If I had contested the governorship, there was no way that I wouldn’t have emerged; it’s not possible. So I sacrificed that and I contested the Senate and I won. Reports going on in the media are on the surface.”

Sani had already indicated interest to wage war against Elrufai on account of their ideological differences and his policy to evacuate Kaduna beggars and street traders without providing enabling palliatives. This to him represents a departure from his campaign promises. See more here: http://www.post-nigeria.com/shehu-sani-calls-buharis-stooge-el-rufai-insensitive/

okoko

Shehu sani you took a wrong direction. people of kaduna state are behind mallam Nasiru El Rufai.

Ok na.

Interesting, this man is looking 4 cheap popularity

Dogs eating dogs...what happened to honour among thieves?