EL-Rufai went too far over demolition of Senator Hunkuyi property – Sagay

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against
Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Wednesday said Governor
Nasir El- Rufai of Kaduna state ‘went too far’ in the demolition of
a house belonging to the Senator representing Kaduna North,
Suleiman Hunkuyi.

Recall that, many, including the Senate have condemned the act
but the state government insists it had nothing to do with
politics.

Sagay told Independent that he was surprised that Governor
El-Rufai whom he had great respect for could descend so low over
disagreements with other members of the party.

According to him, the governor’s action may truncate the peace
efforts being brokered by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of
the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the order of
President Muhammadu Buhari and may also affect the fortunes of the
party in the state during the 2019 election.

He said, “I must tell you when I saw it in the press this
morning, I was really shocked. To me, it is a bit extreme because
Governor El- Rufai is somebody I have great respect for.

“He is highly principled and he is a man of his words but I
don’t think he will go to that extent over a disagreement between
other members of the party. I was shocked and I am not happy about
it.

“He went too far because apart from the fact that such action is
not right, it can also affect the fortune of the party in that
state. One has to think of all those things. So, I am not happy
about it and I think it was wrong,” Sagay said.

Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Kaduna State Geographic
Information Service (KADGIS), Mr Ibrahim Husseini, explained in a
statement that the building was brought down as part of an exercise
to rid the state of illegal structures, tackle street trading and
restore order across the state.

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against
Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Wednesday said Governor
Nasir El- Rufai of Kaduna state ‘went too far’ in the demolition of
a house belonging to the Senator representing Kaduna North,
Suleiman Hunkuyi.

Recall that, many, including the Senate have condemned the act
but the state government insists it had nothing to do with
politics.

Sagay told Independent that he was surprised that Governor
El-Rufai whom he had great respect for could descend so low over
disagreements with other members of the party.

According to him, the governor’s action may truncate the peace
efforts being brokered by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a national leader of
the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the order of
President Muhammadu Buhari and may also affect the fortunes of the
party in the state during the 2019 election.

He said, “I must tell you when I saw it in the press this
morning, I was really shocked. To me, it is a bit extreme because
Governor El- Rufai is somebody I have great respect for.

“He is highly principled and he is a man of his words but I
don’t think he will go to that extent over a disagreement between
other members of the party. I was shocked and I am not happy about
it.

“He went too far because apart from the fact that such action is
not right, it can also affect the fortune of the party in that
state. One has to think of all those things. So, I am not happy
about it and I think it was wrong,” Sagay said.

Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Kaduna State Geographic
Information Service (KADGIS), Mr Ibrahim Husseini, explained in a
statement that the building was brought down as part of an exercise
to rid the state of illegal structures, tackle street trading and
restore order across the state.