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“Don�t repeat Buhari�s mistakes, reshuffle your cabinet” – Shehu Sani to Tinubu

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 Aminu Imam

A former Kaduna senator, Shehu Sani, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to learn from the past and avoid repeating the mistakes of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. Appearing as a guest on a television programme at the weekend, Sani specifically highlighted concerns related to cabinet reshuffling. Sani, known for his activism, criticised Buhari�s eight-year rule, citing nepotism, incompetence, and governance lapses. He emphasised that ministers remained in office throughout both tenures without reshuffling or removal, even when their performance was lacking. Sani pointed out the retention of service chiefs despite their…

“?Atiku, el-Rufa’i, Sheriff plotting to unseat Tinubu” � Shehu Sani

June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

Former Kaduna central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to the visits of former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Nasir el-Rufa’i and Ali Modu-Sheriff to former president Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. In a Facebook post yesterday, Sani described the recent meeting as a strategic move to unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Sani criticised the attempt to take advantage of Buhari�s political influence to mobilize support, adding that stirring Arewa sentiment without regard for the potential chaos it could cause. He wrote: �The recent visits by some prominent Northern…

?”?el-Rufa’i neglected Southern Kaduna people for 8 years” � Shehu Sani?

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 Aminu Imam

Former lawmaker representing Kaduna-Central Senatorial zone, Shehu Sani, says former Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i boxed Southern Kaduna people into ‘Boys� quarters’ throughout his eight years of administration. Speaking at a Sallah dinner celebration with family and friends while reacting to the N423 billion funds allegedly diverted by el-Rufa’i�s administration, Sani said the former Governor neglected the Southern Kaduna people for eight years, and never carried them along in the affairs of the State. He said, �The Southern Kaduna people fought el-Rufa’i Government to a standstill and never compromised but the people…

Indicted el-Rufa’i: “They left behind estates, malls for their children but debt for poor masses” � Shehu Sani

June 7, 2024June 7, 2024 Aminu Imam

Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has alleged that the past government under Nasir el-Rufa’i, left behind estates and malls for their children, while leaving behind a mountain of debt for the children of the poor in Kaduna State. The statement comes amid the adoption of a report by an ad-hoc committee of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, demanding to probe his governance of the state from May 2015 to May 2023. According to the report, most of the loans obtained under the El-Rufai�s administration were not used for the…

�Nigerians don�t need to read any book on Buhari; they are feeling the impact already� – Shehu Sani

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 Aminu Imam

A human rights activist and former Kaduna-Central senator, Shehu Sani, has explained why Nigerians don�t need to read any book chronicling activities of the administration of the immediate-past President Muhammadu Buhari, saying they (Nigerians) were feeling the impact already. The former lawmaker said Nigerians were practically living the script of the book already from its �bedevilling genesis to its bewildering revelation.� Recall that a memoir, titled: �Working with Buhari: Reflections of a Special Adviser, Media and Publicity (2015 � 2023)�, written by former Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media…

Terrorists return to Abuja-Kaduna expressway, kidnap scores of passengers

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 Aminu Imam

Former federal lawmaker and social activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has confirmed that a group of terrorists on Sunday blocked the Abuja-Kaduna expressway and abducted scores of passengers. Sani revealed this in a post on X platform (formerly Twitter), saying that the incident happened near Kateri village around 9pm. The former lawmaker added that politicians from the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC) and opposition parties were among those who escaped being abducted by the terrorists. �Just when we felt safer, yesternight kidnappers returned to the Kaduna-Abuja road. They blocked the road, abducted…

�Tinubu’s speech is good, encouraging, gives the kind of hope raised by native doctors� – Shehu Sani

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024 Aminu Imam

Former senator representing the Kaduna-Central Senatorial district, Shehu Sani, has taken to his official X handle to react to the New Year message delivered by President Tinubu. Recall that President Bola Tinubu yesterday delivered his first New Year�s Day speech since he assumed office in May 2023. Reacting to the speech, the outspoken activist, took to his microblogging to air out his view. According to Shehu Sani, President Tinubu’s delivered speech was good and encouraging. He, however, added to his statement by saying the President’s speech gives the kind of hope…

Buhari, Nigeria�s �worst� President, who �wasted� it for 8 years� � Shehu Sani

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former Senator Shehu Sani has labelled former President Muhammadu Buhari as the �worst� ruler in the history of Nigeria, saying he �wasted� the country through his actions and actions in all of his eight years in Aso Rock. Sani bared his mind in Abuja during the launch of a book, titled: “The Nigerian Dream”, written by a rights activist, Moses Paul. According to him, “Buhari wasted Nigeria�s time for eight years. And he appointed people who failed and he kept on extending their period in office; that is very wrong�.…

Sen. Shehu Sani, others urge Tinubu to reopen land borders

June 26, 2023June 26, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has called on President Bola Tinubu to reopen all land borders across Nigeria. The former lawmaker representing Kaduna-Central, said this in an interview with Newsmen yesterday. According to him, reopening of the borders was necessary to allow for free trade in line with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocol. He opined that the closure of borders over the years, �killed the Nigerian economy�. According to Sani, the development plunged a lot of Nigerians into abject poverty, particularly those at the border communities. He said…

�Emefiele ran CBN like cabal�s ATM, canteen� – Shehu Sani

June 11, 2023June 11, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has urged the Federal Government to conduct an independent probe of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) and its suspended governor, Godwin Emefiele. Sani, a member of the 8th Senate, in a statement on Twitter yesterday, while reacting to Emefiele�s suspension by President Bola Tinubu, said the embattled ex-CBN governor ran the apex bank as an �Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of the cabal, a canteen and cash cow.� Recall that on Friday, the President Tinubu, had directed the embattled governor of the apex bank…