Electoral Act Amendment: Nigeria Senate President Apabio is the problem, Tinubu’s lapdog — El-Rufai

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has launched a scathing attack on Senate President Godswill Akpabio, accusing him of being the real obstacle behind the ongoing controversy surrounding the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act.

While speaking in an interview on Trust Tv, El-Rufai dismissed claims that the Senate as an institution is responsible for the contentious move, insisting that the problem lies squarely with Akpabio’s leadership.

“It is not the Senate that is the problem here. Akpabio is the problem,” El-Rufai said, adding: “By every definition, he is a scumbag.”

The former governor further alleged that the Senate President is acting on behalf of powerful political interests, describing him as nothing more than a “lapdog” to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Asiwaju).

According to El-Rufai, senators who oppose the amendment must unite and openly resist it when the National Assembly reconvenes.

The senators will have to come together, protest, and prevent that from happening,” he stated.

El-Rufai also rejected the distinguished title often attached to members of the upper chamber, saying his long-standing personal history with Akpabio strips him of any such formalities.

“I don’t consider him ‘distinguished.’ We’ve known each other since the 1990s. I’ve seen how far we’ve come, so I am qualified to call him what he is,” he stated.