Senatorial Rerun: You know you would lose — Sen Sani mocks Akpabio for withdrawing

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has reacted to the withdrawal of Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, from the Akwa Ibom North West senatorial rerun election.

Recall that Akpabio hadbconfirmed his decision to withdraw from the Senatorial rerun election in a letter he addressed to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday.



He explained that his decision to withdraw from the race was because he could not afford to jettison a critical national assignment given to him by President Muhammadu Buhari in pursuit of a rerun election.

He, therefore, asked the APC leadership to inform the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of his decision to withdraw, in line with Sections 33 and 35 of the Electoral Act, 2010 and submit a replacement to run in his stead.




Reacting, Shehu Sani took to his Twitter page, stating that Akpabio chose to stay as a minister rather than take the chance of losing while trying to be a Senator.

My friend Godswill has embraced the dictum that a Bird in hand....

— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) 11 December 2019

Sani wrote: “My friend Godswill Akpabio has embraced the dictum that a Bird in hand.”

The Kaduna lawmaker also joined some Nigerians in commending Punch Newspaper over recent decision to refer to President Buhari as ‘Major General’.

“The Punch Newspaper Editorial of today sends a clear message to the perpetrators, choristers and fans of tyranny and state repression in our country and the corrosive and cowardly silence of those who should speak truth to power,” Sani added.