A Senator who once represented Kaduna Central, in the National Assembly, Comrade Shehu Sani, said that he had turned the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, into a “Rastafarian and Reggae artiste.”
Sani said this while reacting to a post by el-Rufai on social media on Sunday.
Meanwhile, a follower who commented under the post, mocked Mr Sani after he said el-Rufai retired him (Sani) forever.
He, however, responded, calling himself a senior pensioner while el-Rufai remains his junior.
“Those who are retired earlier are called senior pensioners. Those who are retired later are called junior pensioners. Glad to be a senior retired pensioner,” Sani said.
el-Rufai, who has not been active on social media since the failure of the senate to confirm his ministerial appointment, put up a post about the late Reggae legend, Bob Marley’s song: ‘Who The Cap Fit’.
“Who The Cap Fit – Bob Marley & The Wailers is one of my favorites from the 1970s. Enjoy your Sunday with the song and lyrics that are timeless,” el-Rufai posted.
He posted the full lyrics of the songs and the YouTube links.
“Man to man is so unjust, children
Ya don’t know who to trust
Your worst enemy could be your best friend
And your best friend, your worse enemy
Some will eat and drink with you
(Some will eat and drink with you)
“Then behind them su-su ‘pon you
Then behind them su-su ‘pon you)
Only your friend know your secrets
So only he could reveal it
And who the cap fit, let them wear it!
Who the cap fit, let them wear it!”
The ex-Senator had earlier exchanged banter about el-Rufai’s travails in the ministerial race after reports broke that the minister-nominee had lost interest in the job.
“James applied for a job. James wrote exams for the job. James attended an interview for the job. James failed the exam and failed the interview. James came out to the gate and told his friends that he had withdrawn his interest in the job,” Sani posted with a laughing emoji.
Both men fell out after the 2015 elections, which led to the emergence of el-Rufai as governor and Sani, a senator.
All efforts to reconcile the duo did not yield result, and el-Rufai vowed that Sani would not return to the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly.
Incumbent Governor of Kaduna, Uba Sani, who is a close associate of el-Rufai, took over Sani’s senate seat, having won the APC ticket for Kaduna central following the disqualification of the former senator from the race. [With reports from Arewa Agenda]
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