- Former Senator Shehu Sani has said he will reply to the FCT minister Nyesom Wike publicly rather than on television
- Sani made the comment while reacting to Wike’s challenge that he should mention his achievement while in the Senate
- The former senator stated that if not for his and others’ struggles, people like Wike would not be local government chairmen, governors and ministers
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Shehu Sani, the federal lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central in the eighth national assembly, has sent a battle warning comment to Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over his comment at an event recently.
The former lawmaker made the comment on Sunday, June 30, while responding to Wike’s reaction that challenged the Kaduna-born senator to name his contributions to democracy when he was at the National Assembly.
According to Daily Trust, Sani appeared to be furious as he accused the former governor of Rivers state of speaking last at events to avoid responses to his comments.
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He maintained that Wike was his good friend and would prefer to reply to him at a public event rather than on television. He said he had met Wike at a public event twice and strategically made comments at the end of the event without getting a response.
Shehu Sani reveals when to reply Wike
The former senator stated he was waiting for the next opportunity to take on the FCT minister.
He stressed that no one could demean their struggles against the military government and that his and others’ sacrifices, as well as those of people like him and others’ struggles, gave room for people like Wike to become local government chairman, governor, and minister.
He said:
“Next time when we go for an event, since I know his formula, speaking last, closing the chapter, and everybody should go home. It will never happen again. “
Shehu Sani asks Tinubu to free EndSARS prisoners
Legit.ng earlier reported that Sani had urged President Bola Tinubu to grant presidential pardon to EndSARS protesters detained under former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Shehu Sani described President Tinubu as the father of protest in Nigeria, recalling how he (Tinubu) sponsored them to lead protests in the country.
He added that the protesters are following in his footsteps and that he should grant them pardon rather than abandon them in prison.
Source: Legit.ng