Some stakeholders Tuesday sounded phrases of warning because the political feud between Kaduna state Governor Uba Sani and his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai deepens.
Particularly, the stakeholders, underneath the aegis of Kaduna Peace and Unity Discussion board (KPUF), warned in opposition to any transfer to undermine the present administration within the state.
In response to them, the previous governor lacks any ethical proper to criticise a governor “cleansing up the mess he left behind.”
The warning got here in opposition to the backdrop of some supposed altercations between the duo who’re each leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
…The genesis
Governor Sani, had whereas that includes on a preferred tv station Monday, had expressed shock on the choice of these he referred to as basis members to assault the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.
Though, El-Rufai is a basis member of the occasion, Sani didn’t nevertheless point out his erstwhile godfather’s title in the midst of the interview.
The remark was nevertheless believed in some quarters to be a response to what the previous governor was quoted as saying at a gathering of main opposition members, just lately in Abuja.
The previous governor had reportedly accused the APC of poor management and inspired the opposition events to type a united entrance forward of the 2027 election.
The aggrieved APC chief spoke at a nationwide convention on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, throughout which he described the state of governance and opposition within the nation as a “nationwide emergency.”
Whereas claiming the ruling occasion lacked inside democracy and lively constructions, he declared: “I not recognise the APC. No occasion organ has met in two years, no caucus, no NEC, nothing. You don’t even know if it’s a one-man present; it’s a zero-man present.”
…What the governor mentioned
However that includes on TVC weekly programme (Past 100 Days), the governor defended Tinubu’s insurance policies and condemned the opposition in addition to the APC members condemning the Tinubu-led authorities.
The governor reportedly mentioned: “Most of them are basis members of APC from the start and that’s the reason why I used to be actually shocked after I heard the coalition of politicians coming collectively at this important time to make most of these feedback they made.
“I can let you know as a member of APC, now we have been participating ourselves. I can not say we’re good— however I can say that the general public which can be making the feedback (in opposition to Tinubu’s administration) are additionally members of our personal occasion.”
He mentioned: “I can say it was actually unlucky as a result of a few of them had been even calling for folks to return out and take legal guidelines into their fingers, oppose the federal government in a method that I really feel is undemocratic.
“In fact, I additionally need to make it clear right here that should you ask me, when a democratic dispensation, and now we have nearly simply two and a half years to the subsequent election, and any politician who feels he’s well-liked or he can defeat Bola Ahmed Tinubu or APC —I feel they should go and work very laborious and current themselves within the subsequent election, which shall be 2027.”
…El-Rufai’s response
On the feedback credited to his successor, the previous governor took to his official Fb web page – @NasirEl-Rufai, Tuesday to slam the governor for his optimistic feedback on the Tinubu administration.
“Each day I see this governor embarrassingly and sycophantically rambling, I used to marvel why? Nonetheless, confirming that the Federal Authorities ‘reimbursements, interventions and grants’ in extra of N150bn have been given selectively to Kaduna by Tinubu, within the final 18 months, now explains every part.
“By all means, defend Asiwaju for the conditional money switch. Asiwaju has earned it, coming from you. The folks of Kaduna State will choose on the proper time and place. Have a pleasant day,” the previous governor wrote.
…Group slams ex-gov
However sounding some phrases of warning, the KPUF warned El-Rufai in opposition to making feedback that would destabilise the state.
The group additionally accused him of making an attempt to undermine APC-led authorities within the state.
The group, in an announcement signed by its chairman, Dr. David Bege Abraham, mentioned El-Rufai’s latest outburst in opposition to his successor was not solely unwarranted but in addition hypocritical, given the large debt and {economic} hardship his administration allegedly left behind.
The discussion board mentioned Governor Sani was working to deal with the {financial} mess and safety challenges inherited from the earlier administration and needs to be supported, not distracted.
“El-Rufai ought to clarify how Kaduna state turned one of the indebted states in Nigeria underneath his watch. As an alternative of launching assaults on Governor Sani, he ought to take duty for his actions and permit the present administration to work,” the assertion reads.
The group additionally handed a vote of confidence on Governor Sani, commending his collaborative method with the federal authorities in tackling the state’s safety and {economic} challenges.
“El-Rufai has no ethical proper to criticise a governor who’s cleansing up the mess he left behind. Kaduna wants unity, not political distractions,” the assertion added.