Uba Sani, the governor of Kaduna state, has denied the insinuation that his government was probing his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, adding that he had been on mutual terms with all the former governors of the northwest state......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
In an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, September 17, Sani described the embattled former governor as his “friend and brother,” adding that each of his predecessors had done his best in governing the state.
El-Rufai has done his best
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He asserts that former Governor El-Rufai has done his best in piloting the state’s affairs but stresses that he did not interfere in the affairs of the state House of Assembly, which is currently investigating his predecessor.
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The governor said:
“When they said assembly came up with this investigation, I did not interfere. The state government under my leadership have not. I am just focusing on my job.”
El-Rufai not happy with APC, Sani
There’s been a rift between El-Rufai and the All Progressives Congress (APC), as well as President Bola Tinubu’s administration. This reportedly started after El-Rufai met with opposition leaders, including Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Additionally, El-Rufai’s relationship with his successor, Uba Sani, has also been strained due to the Kaduna State House of Assembly’s allegations of a ₦432 billion fraud against his administration. El-Rufai is currently in court to clear his name of these allegations [no source found].
It’s worth noting that President Bola Tinubu won the 2023 presidential election with 36.61% of the vote, defeating Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Rabiu Kwankwaso, who ran under the NNPP, was also a contender in the election.
You can watch Governor Sani’s interview here:
El-Rufai writes petition against Kaduna judge
Legit earlier reported that El-Rufai had written a petition against Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa.
Justice Aikawa is the presiding judge in the N423 billion corruption allegation case between El-Rufai and the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
In a petition to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), the former governor alleged that Justice Aikawa was impartial and unfair in the case before him.
