‘Tinubu Has No Threat’ – Gov Sani Reacts To Formation Of Coalition Group By Former Senate President, David Mark

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said the formation of a coalition party does not threaten President Bola Tinubu or suggest that trouble was looming for the All Progressives Congress (AP).

Naijaonpoint reports that Sani made the remark during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday while reacting to the formation of a group, National Opposition Coalition Group, chaired by a former Senate President, David Mark.

The Governor stated that most supporters of the coalition were unaware of the efforts made by activists who campaigned for democracy and good governance in Nigeria.

He said, “I can tell you today, but go and write it down and remember this day. Asiwaju has no threat. Most of the people speaking today, where were they when we were in the trenches fighting for democracy, for justice, for good governance, for the rule of law? They didn’t know anything about it.

“When we had that fight under our leader, Chief Gani Fawehinmi of blessed memory. You know what happened? We were not fighting because we wanted power. We were fighting because we want democracy and good governance in Nigeria.

“That was the reason why when Abdulsalami Abubakar started his transition, remember, and he insisted that he would register all the two political parties — the Alliance for Democracy, the APP, and the PDP — we went with our team and our leader then, (the late) Chief Gani Fawehinmi, told us we were not going to participate in that election, and we look at him and said, ‘Why?’

“He said because the battle was not over, we have to fight for the expansion of the political space in Nigeria, and that was the reason why some of us, including my humble self, took INEC to court. So when people are talking about the denial of registration or whatever, I was surprised. Where were they?”

The Governor noted that such pro-democracy efforts by him and others led to the expansion of the political space and the emergence of a multi-party system.

He added, “So, Nigerians are very clever. They’re very smart. They have been following the trajectory of political events in Nigeria. When you tell them, ‘I can change things,’ they will look at you and say, ‘What did you do five years ago? What did you do six years ago? Were you not in power? Why are we still in this problem?”