The former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has said that ex-Kaduna governor Nasir el-Rufai never contributed to the struggle for democracy and governed with arrogance.
Speaking on TVC’s Politics Tonight on Monday, Sani noted that 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.”
The former lawmaker said politicians like el-Rufai, who rose through the system without sacrifice, often exhibit arrogance in power.
He further described the ex-minister as “angry and frustrated after failing to maintain political control” both in Kaduna and at the national 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,” Sani 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 disrupted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition meeting in Kaduna were government-sponsored.