The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has dismissed a threat by the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, that he would send President Bola Tinubu back to Lagos
He described the threat as laughable and made reference to what El-Rufai had also said regarding former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
The former governor further noted that despite El-Rufai’s influence, the APC did not win Kaduna in the last general election, yet Tinubu triumphed nationally.
He said, “That means the president doesn’t need to pay for any airfare to go back.
“Perhaps we should play back what El-Rufai had said about Atiku Abubakar, since he is a prophet. Whatever he had prophesied for Atiku Abubakar and what he had said of the PDP and other political parties.
“I need to remind you that we didn’t win Kaduna under El-Rufai (and Lagos), yet he (president) won.”
The former APC national chairman also praised Kaduna’s current governor for uniting a state long divided by sectarian politics.
“As a Kaduna boy, it’s easy to hear from the street that the major issue that has bogged down Kaduna development for a long time, the seeming division exploited between Southern and Northern Kaduna, the new governor has woven them together.
“He has shown that a Muslim can associate with Christians by leading by example,” Oshiomhole said.
Oshiomhole concluded by noting that Kaduna was gradually regaining peace after years of ethno-religious tension.
“Those religious bigots are now retreating, and the people are beginning to enjoy the benefit of an increasingly unified state,” he said.
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