Too Toxic For Tinubu? Shehu Sani Reveals Why El-Rufai Was Shut Out Of Cabinet

In a statement issued on Monday, Sani criticized El-Rufai’s eight-year tenure, particularly highlighting his failure to address the security crisis in the state.

He further labeled El-Rufai’s recent political outbursts as toxic and hypocritical, arguing that the former governor lacks the moral authority to criticize the Tinubu administration.

Sani accused El-Rufai of playing a significant role in promoting hunger and insecurity across Nigeria, especially during the Buhari era. He stated, “The administration that El-Rufai and Rotimi Amaechi served helped fuel the hunger and insecurity we see today.”

Describing El-Rufai as “the patriarch of banditry and godfather of insecurity in Northern Nigeria,” Sani said his exclusion from Tinubu’s government was deliberate and based on his controversial reputation. He added that El-Rufai’s attacks on Tinubu are driven by bitterness over being sidelined and a misguided sense of entitlement.

The former lawmaker, who recently dumped the PDP for the APC, also accused El-Rufai of “weaponizing poverty” through the mass sacking of civil servants and demolition of homes belonging to low-income earners and retirees.