Nasir El-Rufai, governor of
Kaduna state, has filed a N2 billion suit against Shehu Sani, lawmaker
representing Kaduna central senatorial district.
The governor personally filed the
suit at the Kaduna state high court on Friday.
He sought reliefs for alleged
injuries suffered as a result of “malicious statements” made by Sani.
El-Rufai said defamed him by
referring to him as a “drunk, loose cannon and an embarrassment to President
Muhammadu Buhari”.
The governor said the “derogatory
remarks” made against him are totally false and injurious to his person in the
eyes of the public.
Speaking to reporters after
filing the suit, Abdulhakeem Mustapha, counsel to el-Rufai, dismissed
insinuations that the governor, by virtue of his position, does not have the constitutional
right to sue any citizen.
Sani, who belongs to the APC
faction known as “APC Akida” (true APC), has been having a running battle with
the governor since 2015.
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