Sen. Shehu Sani has disclosed that his struggle to liberate Nigeria from the shackles of military dictatorship cannot be demeaned.
Speaking in an interview on Sunday Politics on Channels Television, Sani mentioned that Nyesom Wike, the current minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and a two-term governor of Rivers State, would not have attained such political feats if not for his (Sani’s) struggle to end military rule.
Wike had mentioned in an event that Sani and other senators’ presence at the senate had little to no significance in the development of Nigeria.
Responding to Wike’s statement, the former Kaduna senator said, “Wike is my good friend; I would have preferred to reply to him at an event rather than on TV, and I think I have attended two events where he strategically placed himself to speak last so no one could reply to him, and I believe when an opportunity comes next, I am going to take him on.”
He added that “nobody can demean the struggle that we did to free Nigeria from military dictatorship.
“Mike Ozehkome was a patriot. If not for the struggle we did to disestablish military dictatorship and restore democracy in Nigeria, people like Wike couldn’t have been LG chairman, governor or minister today.”
He further mentioned that Wike “is a beneficiary of our struggle, the sweat, and all that we have invested in it.”
Sani also questioned Wike’s whereabouts in the country when he was jailed in Port Harcourt as a political prisoner.
Sani also mentioned that though Wike’s statement wasn’t specifically pointed at him, he promised to reply to him further in an event.
