Shehu Sani, a senator representing Kaduna central, says Nasir el-Rufai is scheming to preserve his senate seat for when he leaves office as governor of Kaduna “so he can take it”.
Sani left the APC after he lost the party’s ticket to Uba Sani, el-Rufai’s candidate, despite having the backing of the national working committee.
The senator, who recently joined Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), spoke about his exit from the APC in an interview on Sunday Politics, a Channels Television programme.
Sani said the Kaduna governor “has an overbearing influence” on Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the APC, and President Muhammadu Buhari.
He denied demanding automatic ticket from the APC while noting that the party failed to address his “running battle” with el-Rufai.
“There was no time I demanded that I should be given automatic ticket. Last July, there was an uprising in…
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