‘Keep El-Rufai in jail’, till you win re-election, release him to us – Senator Hunkuyi to Uba Sani

Former Senator representing Kaduna North Senatorial District, Suleiman Hunkuyi on Saturday at a political party defection gathering urged governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State to keep the ex-governor of the State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai in jail till after the 2027 general election.

Hunkuyi who represented Kaduna North District in the 8th Senate stated this in his remarks in Zaria where Governor Uba Sani received ex-senior officials and political allies of the embattled El-Rufai.

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Some senior officials in the defunct cabinet of Malam Nasir El-Rufai reportedly defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APCA.

Among those received were Alhaji Bashir Saidu, El-Rufai’s former Chief of Staff, and Jafaru Sani, who served as Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Education and Environment under the former governor.

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Bashir Saidu also served as Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and Commissioner for Finance before becoming El-Rufai’s Chief of Staff.

Present at the occasion were the incumbent of the House of Representatives, RT. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, ex-governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Yero and other notable figures.

Hunkuyi, who currently serves as the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) commissioner representing the North-West, addressed Governor Sani during the event, making remarks that appeared to link El-Rufai’s continued incarceration to the governor’s political ambitions ahead of the 2027 election.

Speaking in a speech he said had to be delivered within two minutes, Hunkuyi first made a cryptic reference to the departure of El-Rufai’s political associates and their families from his camp.

“All I want to say is just two things, perhaps a little more, because I have been given two minutes,” he said.

“Then Malam Bashir should take note.

“They have taken away the children and the grandchildren.

“Let us ask, who did they leave behind—the short person who went with him? Please, for God’s sake…

“Who was he left with?

“We need to hear about this robbery.”

“Secondly, Your Excellency, the Governor. Almighty God has restrained the devils and chained them up during the month of Ramadan.

“In which month did you capture my elder brother? Please keep him for us. Hold him firmly and do not release him. Keep him securely…

“Do not release him.

“Wait until everything is completed.

“Until you receive your crown in your hands, then release him to us,” Hunkuyi said.

His reference to receiving the “crown” was interpreted in the context of the governor’s anticipated bid for re-election in 2027.

Hunkuyi concluded by praying for the success of the political alliance and urging those involved to work together to achieve their objectives.

“May Almighty God make it possible, for us to work together for the good, so that this journey we have embarked on will come together and reach its destination successfully.

“Almighty God, may we count our profits, deduct the principal, and set aside the profit,” he added.

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