Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has clarified that El-Rufai did not help in the June 12 democracy struggle.
Senator Sani made the clarification following controversy from his speech at Democracy Day Dinner on Wednesday.
While speaking at the Democracy Day Dinner, hosted by President Tinubu with invitation mostly for those that fought against Rtd General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida’a Abiola’s election annulment, Sani said former governor of Kaduna supported and contributed funding to all that fought the IBB’s regime.
On Thursday, however, Senator Sani clarified that he meant th current governor, Uba Sani and not El-Rufai.
He said, “What I said at the venue of the democracy day event was that; the Man who stood for us during our years in prison, in the 90s, was the Present Governor of Kaduna state and not the immediate past one. Governor Uba maintained the contact between us and our families and took the baton of the struggle to Northern Nigeria.
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“He kept in touch with the pro-democracy and progressive forces, until he was later nabbed by the DSS, released and again arrested and beaten by the Police. Falana, Mike Ozekhome, Femi Aborishade, Col Umar, Mrs. Obe, Mrs. Odumakin, John Danfulani, Kalat Ali, Nike Kuti and Agbakoba can attest to this. The former Kaduna Governor is unknown during the struggle.”
The former senator added, “The history of the June 12 struggle is incomplete without mentioning the role played by Professor Ezekwesili, Prof Jibril Ibrahim, late Arthur Nwakwo, Nkoyo Toyo, President Sowore, Segun Mayegun, James Bawa Magaji, Nasir Kura, Awwal Rafsanjani, Late Ezeife, Yohanna Madaki, Gambo Sawaba, Barister Bamidele Oturu, Solomon Lar, Dan Suleiman, Ndubuisi Kanu and Dr Fredrick Fasheun.”
