Dare Babalola
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has stated that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai does not know what democracy is about.
In a Monday night interview on TVC, the former lawmaker said El-Rufai did not play a role in Nigeria’s pro-democracy struggle.
Comparing the two of them, Sani said his own political journey and that of El-Rufai into public service were markedly different.
“For people like Nasir, when they found themselves in a position or office, they don’t know what democracy is all about because they didn’t fight for it,” Sani said.
He recalled that his own experience was shaped by activism and sacrifice, including arrests, imprisonments and persecution during the struggle against military rule.
“As you see me here, I have been through the rough times of my life. I’ve been through many prisons, I have been through many police stations. I wore prison uniforms.
“I wore leg chains, I wore handcuffs as a political prisoner fighting for this democracy that is 25 years old,” he stated.
Sani added that while his role came through activism, El-Rufai’s entry into politics followed a different route, rising to prominence after 1999 through party politics and public office.
