Senator Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani has said that the silence of the authorities on the issue of violence which marred the supplementary polls in Kano is an indication that those in power condone and concur to the menace.
In a statement made via Twitter, the lawmaker said, “Not to condemn the Violence in Kano is to Condone or to Concur”.
In a similar vein, Shehu Sani has decried the use of thugs by politicians during elections, to protect and preserve their power.
Sani who was defeated at the National Assembly, NASS, elections which held February 23, said thugs have become institutional agents of the ruling parties and governing structures.
In a series of Tweets made between 23-24th March, he lamented over the violence encountered in several areas where the supplementary polls held.
He noted that these thugs are funded clandestinely by governors from the public treasury, adding that the thugs are endorsed and positioned to cause mayhem in a bid to protect the interest of these governors.
“Armed thugs have become institutional agents of ruling parties and Governing structures; They are crude components of power, funded clandestinely by Governors from the public treasury. They are endorsed & positioned to protect and preserve power by murder, mayhem and atrocious violence.”
Sani further argued that the mild and modest references of local and international observers with regards to the use of thugs in previous elections made it possible for the practice to repeat itself.
