“Mummy Leave Me Alone”: Shehu Sani Sends Message to El Rufai’s Wife

• Hadiza El-Rufai, the former first lady of Kaduna state, engaged in a social media exchange with Senator Shehu Sani on X (formerly Twitter)
• The former federal lawmaker had posted a comment on the platform about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which caught Hadiza’s attention
• Legit.ng reports that in a follow-up post, Shehu Sani, referring to Hadiza as “mummy,” urged her to leave him alone

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering public affairs.

Kaduna, Kaduna state – Shehu Sani, a former senator who represented Kaduna Central, has asked Hadiza Isma El-Rufai, wife to the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, to leave him alone.

Sani’s message comes hours after Hadiza, a writer, pointed out Sani’s purported grammatical error.

Legit.ng had reported that Sani posted on social media that when the Nigerian president travels out of the country, taxes and prices increase.

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The former federal lawmaker made the post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, October 12, in reaction to the current economic situation in the country.

One of the internet users who quoted and added a comment to Sani’s post was Hadiza.

After Sani made the social media post which some people said had a subject-verb agreement error, Hadiza pointed it out.

But reacting, Sani tweeted:

“I unfollowed you and you unfollowed me. And you still de hang around me. Mummy, leave me alone abeg.”

Legit.ng reports that the El-Rufai family is not on good terms with Sani.

Senator Sani often runs into conflict with former governor El-Rufai and his sons.

After Sani’s response to Hadiza, the former first lady’s sons waded in.

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Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, a member of the house of representatives representing Kaduna North federal constituency, wrote:

“We love you distinguished (referring to Sani). But thank you for calling out mama. She sometimes forget that we politicians/activist are not focused on English. She has done the same to me.

“As a motion, parliamentarian to another, I urge Mama El-Rufai to extend this English discipline to her husband and your best friend. Please second sir.”

In the same vein, Bashir El-Rufai wrote:

“Because she unfollowed you does not mean she can’t correct your terrible English, Extinguished.”

Shehu Sani reacts to El-Rufai’s probe

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Sani reacted to the report by the Kaduna state house of assembly that allegedly indicted Mallam El-Rufai’s administration.

Sani said that El-Rufai’s purported indictment is a vindication of all he has been saying about the former governor.

Source: Legit.ng