Former governor of Kaduna State and the estranged godfather of the incumbent governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai was absent from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, mega rally in Kafanchan, Kaduna South Senatorial District.
The rally, which was nicely publicised, reportedly obtained over 22 outstanding decampees from opposition political events, amid a big turnout.
Additionally, ex-Senator and human rights activist, Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District within the eighth Nationwide Meeting, was additionally absent from the rally which the APC earlier boasted was going to be one of many largest in political historical past of Kaduna State.
Senator Lawal Adamu Usman representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District within the tenth Senate was not solely absent, however mocked the rally as ‘rented crowd’ which Governor Uba Sani launched into as a face saving for the dearth of help by the folks.
The lawmaker believed that supporters who turned out for the rally on Friday weren’t natural and challenged the governor to conduct an election inside the State to check his recognition.
In a put up on his fb wall on Saturday, Senator Lawal Adamu Usman wrote: “APC is like Papalolo in Kaduna State. For those who really knew you had the help of your rented crowd, why didn’t you enable the conduct of election in not less than one ward inside the State.
“Even the governor couldn’t forged his vote at his polling station in the course of the time”.
In the meantime, in a press release which was obtained by DAILY POST on Saturday, issued by the Spokesperson of the governor of Kaduna State, Ibrahim Musa, he stated political stalwarts from the three Senatorial Districts of Kaduna turned out of their quantity to strengthen their confidence in Senator Uba Sani-led administration.
The assertion identified that defectors to the ruling social gathering included serving and former Federal legislators, members of the state Home of Meeting, former council chairpersons, state social gathering chairpersons and flag bearers of opposition events.
