By Charles Igbo
Foul-mouthed and hard-hitting Bashir El-Rufai, has dismissed Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani as an incompetent clown.
Bashir, an Honourable Member of the House of Representatives, is the son of the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. His father handed over to Sani who was his Media Adviser and Spokesperson, and later, a Senator, from where he became a Governor.
Bashir’s reaction stemmed from Governor Sani’s surprising public lamentation over Kaduna State’s debt profile. Sani said that the huge debt profile of the State, incurred under his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, has incapacitated his Government to the extent that he would no longer be able to pay Worker’s salaries. Sani, who spoke during a Townhall meeting in Kaduna on Saturday, put the debt profile at a huge N85b and $587m. He also put contractual liabilities at 115.
Stung by the dart thrown at his father and his administration, Bashir dismissed the Governor and those around him as incompetent clowns. He said the Governor should sit down and do his work instead of staying back in Abuja most times.
He urged Governor Sani to admit his incompetence instead of taking refuge in the debt profile he inherited from his predecessor.
Said Bashir in a post on X: “These guys have realised that they are wholly incompetent, and the only way to mask the nonsense is to deflect.
“From a Governor that is always sleeping in Abuja to a litany of incompetent aides that were only rewarded for foolish political reasons.”
Referring specifically to the debt profile which Governor Sani referenced as a great drawback to his administration, Bashir said Sani, as a Senator, lobbied for the loan on behalf of the State Governor.
Bashir: “FYI: He was the Senator from Kaduna who lobbied and approved the loans.”
He also, indirectly, alleged corruption on the part of the Governor.
His words: “One would think that from all the FAAC these unserious clowns have changed to dollars, debt would be the least of their problems.”
Bashir was of the opinion that Governor Sani is wasting the State’s money on frivolities. For instance, he wondered: “The current administration in Kaduna is building a banquet hall for 7bn Naira, and is lamenting about debt left by the previous administration.”
Honourable Bashir El-Rufai has recently carved a name for himself for his blunt opinions on National issues. He is a first time member of the House of Representatives.
The El-Rufais seemed to be only happy bullying people. What the governor of Kaduna said was to be accepted or denied El-Rufai himself and his son. Quite unfortunate that when issues of integrity and prudence comes into play, sweeping it under carpets becomes a common trade.