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El-Rufai is acting more like a fish left out of the waters. The former Kaduna State governor who had ruled with iron fists, is presently fighting for relevance in today’s politics.
The Kaduna State chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has also come after him – with much more spite and disrespect. Days after El-Rufai decamped to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), he has fired at top politicians of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The other day he accused Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani of gross misappropriation of Local Government fund in the state. He said the governor siphoned billions of naira meant for the local government areas, using the money to buy personal properties in foreign countries.
Governor Uba, reacting, dismissed El-Rufai merely as one deserving no real attention. But the ALGON let down the sledgehammer.
During a press conference by the group spokesman, Alhaji Muhammad Lawal Shehu, ALGON called El-Rufai out for “lying and “misleading” to the public.
The present monthly allocations for the local government areas in Kaduna State has more than doubled, ALGON said. It added that Governor Uba Sani has displayed great level of transparency and has respected local government autonomy.
It didn’t stop there. Throughout his days as Kaduna State Governor, El-Rufai was a bad leader, ALGON said, pointing out El-Rufai’s “Riot Damage Deductions” policy.
El-Rufai imposed the levy on local government area in the Southern Kaduna, a predominantly Christian zone. The policy raised religious tension in the state under El-Rufai. And the group finally reminded El-Rufai that monthly allocations under Governor Uba Sani were far bigger than those during his stay in power.
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