John Shiklam in Kaduna
A group under the auspices of Youth Movement for Credibility (YMC) has urged the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to devote his energy and resources towards addressing the myriads of problems facing the state.
Addressing a news conference wednesday in Kaduna, the group accused the governor of allegedly sponsoring recent calls for the recall of Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central senatorial zone in the National Assembly.
A group under the umbrella of Concerned Indigenes of Kaduna central senatorial zone had declared last Monday that it will initiate the process of recalling Sani for always criticising President Muhammadu Buhari and the state governor.
However, the coordinator of the YMC, Mustapha Aliyu, said El-rufai does not understand what democracy is all about.
According to him, “It is therefore, outrageous that rather than commit himself to revamping the state, El Rufa’i would devote his energy, state resources and time to a futile and fraudulent recall process of Sani.â€
Aliyu said such wasteful venture would further plunge the state into unimaginable debts.
He said: “This latest round of drama is the culmination of the frosty relationship that exists between the domineering governor and the fearless senator.
“We are worried about this embarrassing scenario in our dear state particularly our senatorial zone.
“Yet, looking into the situation from a dispassionate view, one is bound to ask: ‘what is actually the sin of Senator Shehu Sani?’
“Right from the days of his activism and up till today, the senator had always insisted on not only good governance of Kaduna State, but Nigeria in general.â€
According to him, “Sani is a man of the people, who has on different occasions championed anti-corruption campaigns as reflected on his sponsored bills and motions in the senate.
“What we are seeing today is Sani’s consistent insistence not to join El Rufa’i in impoverishing the state.
“It is no secret that since El Rufa’i became a governor, he has plunged the state into one crisis or the other in a bid to become the emperor of the state politics.â€
The YMC leader further accused the governor for retrenching both the state and local government workers, adding that many of the state owned institutions have not been performing optimally in spite of being a beneficiary of the federal government’s bail-out funds and also the Paris club refund.
The group further accused the governor for allegedly instigating the arrests of supporters of Senator Sani for no reason other than their loyalty to the senator.
“Sani is seen as a threat to his (El Rufa’I dwindling political fortunes in Kaduna state
“Senator Sani is clearly a fighter on the side of the defenseless masses of the state.
“For the avoidance of doubt, if a lawmaker must be recalled, it must come genuinely from his constituents without outside forces remotely controlling the process with state resources,†the YMC said.
