Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has launched a scathing attack on Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, whom he called an unprintable word and ‘President Tinubu’s lapdog’ and the real obstacle behind the ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act.
The former FCT Minister who made the allegations while speaking in an interview with Trust TV on Monday night, dismissed claims that the Senate as an institution is responsible for the controversial move, insisting that the problem lies squarely with Akpabio’s leadership.
“It is not the Senate that is the problem here. Akpabio is the problem,” El-Rufai said when asked who is to be blamed for the current impasse.
“The Senate is not the problem. Akpabio, who’s a scumbag is the problem. He’s Asiwaju’s lapdog. Akpabio knows why I’m calling him a scumbag.
“I don’t consider him ‘distinguished.’ We’ve known each other since the 1990s. I’ve seen how far we’ve come, so I am qualified to call him what he is,” he stated.
The former governor further alleged that the Senate President is acting on behalf of powerful political interests, describing him as nothing more than a “lapdog” to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Asiwaju).
According to El-Rufai, senators who oppose the amendment must unite and openly resist it when the National Assembly reconvenes.
“The senators will have to come together, protest, and prevent that from happening,” he stated.
