BUHARI, NOT DECIDING FACTOR FOR 2019......SHEHU SANI

The forthrightness at expressing his views concerning issues of national prominence, since his days as a Human Rights Activist and social commentator, obviously had pitched him against Government at all tiers, including elected representatives.

Shehu Sani as a Comrade, is no different as an elected member of the Upper Chambers of the National Assembly, the Senate.

Representing Kaduna Central, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Shehu Sani
has declared his likely intention of running for the office of Governor, Kaduna State, in the 2019 Governorship election against the incumbent Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.

The vocal and outspoken Senator, in a recent chat with The Sun Newspaper, noted that the 2019 general election is not going to be like that of 2015, that saw many contenders elected, due to their allegiance to President Muhammadu Buhari.

"Well, as for 2019, it is still far away. What is on the ground now, is for us to deliver on the promises and pledges we have made as elected officials", Senator said.

"So, I have heard such a call, and I will answer that call at the right time. I may decide to seek to return to the Senate, I may decide to vie for the Governorship of Kaduna State, and I may decide not to vie for any of the positions again, it all depends on the feeling from my people, of what they think I should be able to overcome".

"The 2019 election is not going to be like 2015 election; under 2015 election, many people won election by virtue of their allegiance to Buhari, but by 2019, everyone will answer his own father’s name".

"We are advocating for people to go and vote for their conscience, and not to vote for anybody, because of Buhari", he advised.

"Even if Buhari is going to contest election, vote for Buhari alone, and each and everyone of us who wants to contest, we have to put him on the scale, whether that person is capable, whether that person has performed, whether that person will truly serve after voting him into power".

"So 2019 is going to be a year in which everyone is going to stand in the dock, to be tried by the voters. So 2019 is not an election time, it is a trial time, and truly it is a judgment time for our conduct while in office", Sani stated.