Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has revealed his fellow APC member, Senator Shehu Sani’s plot against him: “Senator Shehu Sani has plans of unseating me as governor in 2019 but I’m battle-ready for any opposition whether from the Senator, other contenders within the APC fold in the state, or from the opposition political parties.”

“Shehu Sani’s history is that he is an activist, of some type and it is up to you to determine the adjective. I think the problem is that because Shehu Sani’s mind is that of an activist, he thinks that the way to position himself. He thinks politics is being in the media all the time. Activism is different from politics.”

“Sometimes in politics, you don’t want your name in the media, but activists’ oxygen is the media, and he thinks that the way to remain visible and prepare him for running for governor of Kaduna State in 2019 is to criticize everything I do.”

“He contested the APC primary and defeated the candidate that I supported (General Sani Saleh), and after the primaries. I don’t think he is a threat to me politically or in any way. In 2018, when the whistle is blown we will see who has support on the ground in Kaduna.”