Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has sharply criticised Senate President Godswill Akpabio, blaming him for the controversy surrounding the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act.
Speaking during an interview on Trust TV, El-Rufai dismissed suggestions that the Senate as an institution is responsible for the contentious amendment, arguing instead that the fault lies with Akpabio’s leadership.
“The problem is not the Senate. Akpabio is the problem,” El-Rufai said, adding that, “by every standard, he is a scumbag.”
He further alleged that the Senate President is serving the interests of powerful political forces, describing Akpabio as a mere “lapdog” to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to El-Rufai, senators opposed to the amendment must unite and take a firm stand against it when the National Assembly resumes.
“The senators must come together, protest, and stop it from happening,” he said.
El-Rufai also dismissed the honorific title often accorded to senators, stating that his long-standing relationship with Akpabio dates back to the 1990s and gives him the moral authority to speak plainly about him.
“I don’t see him as ‘distinguished.’ We’ve known each other since the 1990s. I’ve watched our journeys, so I’m qualified to call him exactly what he is.”
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