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  • Senator Shehu Sani likens Atiku’s visit to Buhari as ‘Trekking in the Sahara'”

    Senator Shehu Sani likens Atiku’s visit to Buhari as ‘Trekking in the Sahara’”

    Former lawmaker who represented  kaduna central, Senator Shehu Sani, has likened Atiku Abubakar’s visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura as ‘trekking in the Sahara’.

    According to Sani, Atiku’s visit to Buhari, would have been okay, if the purpose was related to Sallah.

    He, however, said it’s like trekking in the Sahara, if it was a political mission.

    The Kaduna born politician made this known on his X handle on Sunday.

    His post reads: “If the Daura visit is a sallah homage, that’s okay. If it’s a political mission, it’s like trekking in the Sahara.”

    Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last general election visited Buhari on Saturday at his residence in Daura, Katsina State.

    Atiku was accompanied by the immediate past Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, alongside other PDP stakeholders.

  • You’re now a Rastafarian, Reggae artiste – Senator Sani mocks El Rufai

    You’re now a Rastafarian, Reggae artiste – Senator Sani mocks El Rufai

    Nigerian senator, an author, playwright and human rights activist and public affairs analyst, Shehu Sani, has mocked the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai.

    According to Sani, El Rufai has been reduced to a Rastafarian and Reggae artiste.”

    Sani reacted  to El-Rufai’s latest Twitter comment.

    Recall that El-Rufai posted a song by late Reggae legend, Bob Marley, ‘Who The Cap Fit and The Wailers.’

    This is coming after the Senate refused to clear and confirm the former governor as a minister owing to security reasons.

    El-Rufai had tweeted: “Who The Cap Fit – Bob Marley & The Wailers is one of my favorites from the 1970s.

    “Enjoy your Sunday with the song and lyrics that are timeless. – @elrufai.”

    Reacting, Sani tweeted: “I have turned him into a Rastafarian and Reggae artist, yeah man.”

  • Niger Coup: Sani warns Senate against approving Tinubu’s request for military intervention

    Niger Coup: Sani warns Senate against approving Tinubu’s request for military intervention

    Former lawmaker and Kaduna-born politician, Shehu Sani has appealed to the Senate not to approve President Bola Tinubu’s request for military action against the Republic of Niger.

    Sani made the appeal to the upper chamber via his platform X social media account on Friday.

    The Kaduna born politician also appealed to president Tinubu not to allow himself to be misled by foreign powers.

    Recall that the President sent a letter to the Senate seeking approval for military action and other sanctions against the military junta in Niger.

    However, Sani is of the view that senators should weigh the implications and consequences of their decisions, especially those senators representing states that have borders with Niger.

    He wrote: “The Nigerian Senate should NOT approve any military action against Niger Republic. This country should not be plunged into war and eventually stuck in war in the Sahel.

    “President Tinubu shouldn’t allow himself to be misled by foreign powers. Saudi in Yemen, America in Afghanistan, and now Russia in Ukraine should teach us a lesson that war doesn’t end in days, weeks, or months.

    “Senators should weigh the implications and consequences of their decisions, especially those senators representing states along the Niger border. Weaponising electricity supplies to Niger is also condemnable.

    “President Tinubu should continue to explore diplomatic channels and save the lives of those who will be sacrificed. That’s my view.”

  • 2023 elections: Photos Senator Sani shared that have Nigerians talking about voting “stingy” leaders

    As Nigeria prepare for general elections in 2023, Nigerians on twitter are reacting to photos of two top Nigerian politicians taken at the departure lounge of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Saturday June 11.

    Former senator representing Kaduna Central and President of the Civil Rights Congress of Nigeria Shehu Sani, posted photos taken with former Governor of Anambra State and 2023 presidential aspirant under the Labour Party Peter Obi, with a caption describing himself as “poor”.

    “My friend Peter joining poor people like me on the masses side of the Airport,” Sani wrote, in what some people consider to be a campaign stunt.

    Reacting, a twitter user @joeljacob202 said: “Nope, the caption should be, your friend Peter Obi joining stingy people like you on the masses side of the airport. Peter Obi throughout his tenure as governor of Anambra State was known to be very stingy, these was attest to by even his closest friends and relatives”.

    The user added: “For a senator whose only achievement was sharing transistor radio, you can see the relationship”.

    L-R: Senator Shehu Sani and Former Governor of Anambra state Peter Obi.

    These comments sparked a debate on the platform, with many Nigerians saying they would choose a “stingy” leader over a generous one, if it meant being prudent with public funds.

    “We prefer a stingy man than the philanthropists who only enrich their circle of friends and allow the rest of us to suffer. The government house is not for father Christmas! It is to build capacity and deliver good governance. It is to serve you and I, not to do us a favor,” said a user named Victor.

    In the same vein, Eddie Onyibor wrote: “We need stingy people in government. Stingy people would ensure that government businesses are done right. Stingy people would not overblow their cabinet with unneeded portfolios. Stingy people will take our economy from consumption to production. Stingy people thrives in public and private”.

    Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that debt servicing may gulp 100 per cent of Nigeria’s revenue by 2026, if the government fails to implement adequate measures to improve revenue generation.

    “The biggest critical aspect for Nigeria is that we have done a macro-fiscal stress test, and… almost 100 per cent is projected by 2026 to be taken by debt service.

    “So, the fiscal space or the amount of revenues that will be needed and this without considering any shock is that most of the revenues of the federal government are now, in fact, 89 per cent and it will continue if nothing is done, to be taken by debt service,” IMF’s Resident Representative for Nigeria, Ari Aisen revealed.

    Earlier this year, it was disclosed that the Nigerian Government spent N4.2trillion on debt servicing between January and November 2021, which represents 76.2 per cent of the N5.51trillion revenue generated during the period.

    Nigeria is projected to spend N3.61trillion on servicing Nigeria’s debt burden in the 2022 fiscal year, which represents about 34 per cent of the 2022 anticipated revenue of the country.

    Nigeria’s debt stock, which was about N39.56tn as of December 2021, is likely to reach N45.95trillion following plans by the Debt Management Office to borrow an additional N6.39trillion to finance the 2022 budget deficit.

     

  • June 12: Sani berates president Buhari over democracy day speech

    Former lawmaker and  sociopolitical activist, Shehu Sani who represented Kano Central district  has criticized president Buhari over his 2022 democracy day speech.

    Sani posited that Buhari’s speech has been the same, full of “promises with delivering”.

    According to Sani, the President’s speech is coated with empty promises just as those of previous years

    One of the key points of Buhari’s speech was when the President said he lived daily in grief and worry over victims of terrorists attacks in Nigeria and this was not the first time he has expressed grief over the security situation of the country with little or nothing done to bring it under control.

    Buhari concluded his speech, being his very last as President, by further assuring of his commitment to protect Nigeria and Nigerians from all enemies from within and outside.

    He also promised Nigerians a free, fair and transparent electoral process come 2023.

    And in reacting, the former lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the Senate, tweeted, “The President’s democracy day speech is not different from all his previous speeches, other than this one is the last; full of assurances and promises and empty in delivery.

    Anyway,this time he was shy to blame ‘16 years of misrule’.”

  • Shehu Sani promises to end banditry in Kaduna if elected Governor

    Shehu Sani promises to end banditry in Kaduna if elected Governor

    An aspirant of the PDP in next year’s governorship election in Kaduna State, Senator Shehu Sani has promised to end banditry in the state if elected.

    Senator Sani said his candidature would being sucviur to the people of Kaduna state who have suffered the consequences of banditry and other forms of security challenges under Governor Nasir Elrufai and the APC.

    Sani who represented the Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly said he also plans to revive the textile industries.

    He stressed that it was unacceptable that bandits decide the fate of citizens of the state, adding that residents could only sleep with their two eyes closed in just two of the 23 Local Government Areas of the state.

    ALSO READ: What those sleeping with dogs deserve; Shehu Sani reveals

    The PDP governorship hopeful spoke while addressing journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists’ Secretariat in Kaduna on Tuesday ahead of the party’s primary.

    He maintained that he remained the only aspirant that could defeat the ruling party in the state in the race to the Sir Kashim Ibrahim Government House.

    The former legislator noted that he was not disputing the facts that all the six other governorship aspirants of the platform were eminently qualified, but added that he was the only aspirant that could confront the state Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai.

    In his words, “my aspiration is not a do or die affair. my aspiration is informed by the fact that the state is badly governed by the APC, and I have a list of agendas on the ground to solve the problems.

    “I am out to unite the people of Kaduna State. I am a bridge that can unite the people of southern and northern parts of Kaduna who have been divided on so many fronts. I want to correct the inequality created by this APC government.

    “I will also address the security challenges in the state. Kaduna has become a bad example as one of the most insecure states in Nigeria, with the government being helpless.

    “There are 23 local government areas in Kaduna state and 21 local governments are under security siege. It is only in Kaduna North and Kaduna South that you sleep with your eyes closed.

    “It has been 49 days since people have been kidnapped in the Abuja-Kaduna train and the victims are still in captivity.

    “As governor, I will ensure that security is manned by experts who are well trained to address insecurity and not journalists.

    Sani added, “Kaduna State people today are at the mercy of bandits who now decide who dies and who survives. How come there is no Banditry in most parts of the North but Kaduna, TheNewsGuru.com learnt.

    He continued; “I want to address the security challenges in the state. I will not be a governor that will say the security of my people is in the hands of the FG, I will answer my name as the chief security officer.

    “When leaders cannot protect you from bandits and terrorists, they have no business being govt. The people of Kaduna are at the mercy of bandits.

    “Another major agenda I have is the reactivation of moribund textile industries in Kaduna and provide necessary employment to our people.

    “I will also embark on infrastructural development which will not only be about the city. I will spread development across all the local government areas.

    “Kaduna is presently under tyranny. Therefore, I will discontinue bad legacies of the APC but continue with local government election where even the opposition can will election.”

  • Buhari should ‘disinfect, fumigate’ his cabinet on return from UK – Senator Sani

    Senator Shehu Sani (Senator representing APC Kadunal Central) has said President Muhammadu Buhari should ‘disinfect and fumigate’ members of his kitchen cabinet when he returns from his London medical vacation trip in London, United Kingdom.

    The lawmaker made the assertion over the weekend while touring the late Malam Aminu Kano Museum in Kano State.

    Shehu noted that the failure of the President’s cabinet members to declare their assets shows that they do not believe in the current anti-graft war.

    In Shehu’s words: “Buhari is an island in his government and by the time he is back, he needs to disinfect and fumigate his government because in his anti-corruption crusade, he is the only person who believes in the anti-corruption war, people within his corridors of power are simply Buhari in their faces, but anti-Buhari at hearts.

    “Now, tell me, how a president (Buhari) who publicly declared his own assets; and apart from him and his vice-president, nobody, even within his own close kitchen cabinet or outside veranda cabinet could publicly declare their assets. This shows the disbelief in the style of his own life and his own manner of leadership. President Buhari is surrounded by vultures and hyenas.”