You can’t decide 2027 elections, commissioner tells El-Rufai

Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Sadiq Mamman Lagos, has stated that the outcome of the 2027 elections lies in the hands of God, not former Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

Mamman criticized El-Rufai’s remarks about President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani, urging him to distance himself from the state’s political affairs.

“God will decide who wins the governorship and presidential election in 2027,” he said during an interview with journalists.

“We must set the record straight by reminding all who care to listen that our good and amiable governor had never at any time interfered with the running of the state in the previous administration,” Mamman stated.
He highlighted Governor Sani’s legislative contributions during his time in the Senate, emphasizing his focus on policies to improve citizens’ lives.

“Go round and see for yourselves how Governor Uba Sani has succeeded in reversing virtually all the unpopular and various anti-masses policies of his predecessor who rode to power on the goodwill of the people and sacrifices made by grassroots politicians such as Uba Sani,” Mamman added.

He praised the governor’s efforts to address past grievances, restore displaced traditional rulers, reduce high tuition fees, and initiate widespread infrastructural development across Kaduna’s three senatorial zones.

“We want to use this opportunity to admonish this individual and his co-travelers, if any, to desist from further making inflammatory and empty threats as if he owns the key to political success in the next election. The electorate will decide who to pitch their tents with and can be relied on for his compassion and soft heart for the masses,” he said.