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Historians have debunked the notion that history always repeats itself, rather they now believe that man is the one who repeats history, having failed to learn from the past. Man equally forgot there’s tomorrow with their unwillingness to accept inevitable change.
It’s a matter of historical record that the present political hara-kiri going on in Kaduna is a repeat of the past as political differences between the incumbent Governor Uba Sani of the state and his predecessor Malam Nasir El-Rufai have reared up and there’s no end in sight.
Towards the end of the first term of the Governor Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi administration, a similar rift ensured between the governor and his erstwhile political ally, Senator Sulaiman Hunkuyi, that almost cost the former governor his second term.
The same was the scenario when Mohammed Namadi Sambo became the vice president to President Goodluck Jonathan and another round of political crises came between him and the man who was instrumental to his becoming the governor of Kaduna state, before his elevation to the vice president after the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. The two political associates have not disclosed the reasons for the rift till dates.
Currently, another battle line has been drawn between Governor Uba Sani and his political mentor, El-Rufai, who left the office for the incumbent in 2023. Only the intervention of those who love the state dearly can save the situation, which has been overheating the polity, thereby creating unnecessary tension.
If need be, the gladiators should be called to order and find out the nature of the present conflicts and the way out so that Kaduna state will take its leading place in the country. As the crisis continues and many wailers have taken it upon themselves to take sides, this is the real challenge before the actors to call their foot soldiers to be agents of peace, rather than amplifying the scope of the political differences.
There is a further need to evaluate whether the characteristics of those who are now making more noise on the political crises have the interest of the state.
President Bola Tinubu has been attached to the Kaduna political crisis, and the national organ of the All Progressives Congress (APC) remains quiet. What stops the party from setting up a powerful committee to wade into the matter for the interest of not only the state, but the country as a whole.
Critics of the political impasse have taken sides that will make it difficult for a truce, the party has the power to caution it’s members on the consequences of their actions.
Questions will continue to be raised as to whether it is not too early for the dou of El-Rufai and Governor Uba Sani to fall apart, after the impression that they gave to the people of the state that all is well?
As the political hara-kiri continue in Kaduna state, the question begging for an answer is, who will laugh last ?
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