Gov. Sani Defends Tinubu Over N150bn Selective Reimbursements, Interventions, and Grants – El-Rufai

Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has said that Governor Uba Sani, his successor, sycophantically supports President Bola Tinubu’s government.

Sani and El-Rufai, both members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have been at odds ever since the former replaced the latter as Kaduna’s leader.

El-Rufai, who was denied a position as minister by the Senate in 2023 on security concerns, has lately turned into a strong opponent of Tinubu’s government and the APC.

He claims that bad leadership is encouraged by the party.Sani discussed his conflict with El-Rufai in an appearance on TVC on Monday, claiming that his predecessor’s criticism of Tinubu was motivated by self-interest.

Additionally, he urged those who were certain they could defeat Tinubu in 2027 to prepare.According to Sani, the majority of the lawmakers who have declared their intention to form a coalition are those who were in power less than two years ago.

When they were in government, what did they do? They weren’t battling because they could do anything better; they were just fighting for power.

“Of course, I also want to make it clear here that, in my opinion, any politician who believes he is popular or that he can defeat Bola Ahmed Tinubu or the APC should go and work very hard and present themselves in the next election, which will be in 2027,” he continued.

“We have almost two and a half years until the next election.””Every day I see this governor embarrassingly and sycophantically rambling, I used to wonder why,” El-Rufai responded in a Tuesday morning post on X.

But now that it has been confirmed that Tinubu has granted Kaduna more than N150 billion in Federal Government “reimbursements, interventions, and grants” over the past 18 months, everything makes sense.

“Defend Asiwaju for the conditional cash transfer at all costs. From you, Asiwaju has earned it. Kaduna State residents will make their judgement at the appropriate time and location.”

And in a developing nation, where people struggle to put food on the table, go to school, get rudimentary healthcare, and eke out an existence not a career, (social services) delivery can be the difference between life and death; or at least the difference between a life with hope and one without it,” El-Rufai said in another post, quoting former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

The people want the issues affecting their lives resolved or at the very least lessened.

They desire better healthcare, better education, increased security, and a greater standard of living.