Tinubu, Uba Sani And El- Rufai- Who Laughs Last?

By Tajudeen A Tijjani.

NEWSDAILYNIGERIA: HISTORIANS have debunked the notion that history always repeat itself, rather they now believe that man is the one who repeated history, having failed to learn from the past. Man equally forgot there’s tomorrow with their unwillingness to accept inevitable change.

Its a matter of historical record that the present political hara-kiri going on in Kaduna is a repeat of the past as political differences between the governor of the state and his precedecessor have reared up and there’s no end in sight.

Towards the end of the first term of former Governor Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi administration, a similar rift ensured between the governor and his estwhile political ally, Senator Sulaiman Hunkuyi, that almost cost the former governor the second coming for his final term.

The same was the scenario when Mohammed Namadi Sambo became the Vice -President , under President Jonathan and another round of political crises came between him and the man who was instrumental to his chances of becoming the governor of Kaduna State, before his elevation to the Vice -President Federal Republic of Nigeria, after the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’adua. The two political associates have not disclosed the reasons behind the rift till dates.

Currently, by the looks of it, another battle lines have been drawn between Governor Uba Sani and his political mentor, Mallam Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai, who left the office for the incumbent in 2023, and only the intervention of those who love the state dearly can save the situation, which has been overheating the polity, thereby creating unnecessary tension.

If need be, the gladiators should be call to order and find out the nature of the present conflicts and the way out so that Kaduna State will take its leading place among others. As the crisis continue and many waillers have taken it upon themselves to take sides, this is the real challenge before the actors to call their foot soldiers to the agents of peace, rather than enlarging the scope of the political differences.

There is a further need to evaluate whether the characteristics of those who are now making more noise on the political crises, whether they have the interest of the state, while doing what they are doing.

Whether it is an incorrect one that is chosen, the nature of the current conflicts is a question that is not easy to answer. Nevertheless, this cannot be a justification for the divisions that continue to deepen, unless the fight is for personal reasons and not for the benefits of the public. It must be admitted that the division which has gone beyond the state must be properly managed.

While there may be a host of players on both sides of the political crises, there are essentially two principal actors whose actions will have the maximum influence on the supporters. Looking ahead of the unfolding situation in the state and the tension generated always, its leading to the breakdown of social cohesion among the people.

Most importantly at this juncture, the national party organ of the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), cannot pretend that the political conflict in Kaduna State hasn’t come to their knowledge, and refused to take any action, or there is no party supremacy in the party?

To a large extent, the name of the President Tinubu has been attached to the Kaduna political crises, and the national organ of the party remains quite. What stops the party from putting up a powerful committee to wade into the matter for the interest of not only the state, but the country as a whole.

Critics of the political impasse have taken sides that will make it difficult for a truce, the party have an inalienable rights to call its members to caution, and warned them of the consequences of their actions.

Questions will continue to be raised as to whether it is not too early for the dou of El-Rufai and Governor Uba Sani to fall apart, after the impression they both gave to the people of the state that all is well?

Unless a problem is recognized for what it is, it cannot be recognized meaningfully. The quick indictment of the El-Rufai administration by the Kaduna State House of Assembly, without applying internal mechanism, before it comes to the public fora was not the best way to go, most especially when the two government belong to the same political party.

Was Governor Uba Sani in the knowing before the report was made public? Why was it done in a hurry when the current administration has always been part of the former?

It appears to be a way to investigate official corruption, and it the oversight responsibility of the State Assembly, but was not done well, was the timing and the failure of the assembly go along with the tempo, and what their actions or inactions will come to generate in the public court. Their actions made the El-Rufai group mostly his Commissioners who served in his government to be spoiling for a fight to clear their names.

Finally, there is the need for pause among the party stalwarts and their leaders to swallow their grievances and work as a team, or they loose Kaduna in 2027 in a free an fair election . Since it might not be possible to effect any major change overnight, the El-Rufai group must be cautious not to destroy the legacy of Mallam.

As the political hara-kiri continue in Kaduna cxc, the question begging for an answer is who is to laugh last.