Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that the administration of President Bola Tinubu could also be linked to efforts pushing for United States sanctions in opposition to a former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
El-Rufai made the allegation on Friday throughout an interview on Prime Time on Come up Tv, in opposition to the backdrop of a proposed US congressional invoice looking for visa restrictions and asset freezes in opposition to people accused of great violations of non secular freedom.
He described Kwankwaso’s inclusion within the proposed sanctions checklist as unjustified.
“I believe it’s most unfair to tag Kwankwaso,” El-Rufai mentioned, including that he was attempting to grasp whether or not “the 9 million {dollars} foyer cash” being reported in political circles influenced the choice, significantly as a result of Kwankwaso had declined to affix the ruling All Progressives Congress.
In response to him, the federal authorities may very well be behind the transfer.
“They could be behind it as a result of Kwankwaso has refused to maneuver to the APC and there are rumours that he would transfer to the ADC. In actual fact, I can not consider anybody else behind it,” he mentioned.
El-Rufai additionally questioned why solely Kwankwaso was being singled out, noting that a number of northern states launched Sharia regulation.
“I believed Zamfara must be listed there if in any respect anybody is to be blamed for this Sharia fiasco,” he mentioned.
He maintained that Kano didn’t implement Sharia as strictly as another states.
“Kwankwaso adopted swimsuit like many northern governors, and Kano was not strict in implementing Sharia. So, he’s not one of many governors that you’d say are fundamentalists,” he said.
He additional argued that former Zamfara State governors corresponding to Ahmed Yerima and Abdulaziz Yari, whom he mentioned presided over more durable Sharia enforcement, weren’t talked about as a result of they belong to the APC.
The proposed invoice, sponsored by Chris Smith and co-sponsored by Riley Moore, additionally lists the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Affiliation of Nigeria and Fulani ethnic nomad militias over alleged non secular persecution in Nigeria.
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