Shehu Sani Explains How Political Parties Are Controlled, "Experienced Politician Knows This Rule”
- Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has commented on the control of political parties in Nigeria
- The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain said political parties are controlled by someone or a few people
- Nigerians have taken to social media to react to Senator Sani's opinion about the state of political parties in the country
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FCT, Abuja - Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, said every political party is controlled by someone or a few people.
Senator Sani said even the newly formed party will eventually be controlled by someone or a few people.
Source: Facebook
The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain stated this via his X handle @ShehuSani on Monday, July 28, 2025.
According to Senator Sani, every experienced politician knows that someone or a few people are in total control of a political party.
“There is no political party that is not controlled by someone or a few people; if it’s newly formed, it will eventually be controlled by someone or a few people. Every experienced politician knows this rule.”
Nigerians react
@BSheyin88286
Factual, this making it a concern to know the individual or few people who are in charge of any political party...
The known 👿 has always proven better of, than an unknown angel...
NIGERIANS...
@yemiyyz
Every aspect of life is subject to influence. No area of our lives is immune to this reality.
The real question is: what kind of influence are we under? Is it rooted in integrity and fairness, or is it driven by corruption and abuse of power?
@AMuhammad20638
In this situation, President Tinubu, as a political gimmick, plant his people in virtually all political parties, in order to have political monopoly... Nigeria is dead under President Tinubu, as a political gladiator with rootless policies...
@EnoughAfrica
That’s only in Africa abi? Because in the west, the vote of a single party member can decide the fate of the party; regardless of whatever the leader of the party think ms or not.
@POadcmediacentr
It's true but not ideal
Source: Twitter
SDP bans El-Rufai ahead of 2027 election
Members of the national working committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) expelled Nasir El-Rufai from the party.
SDP, one of Nigeria's prominent opposition political parties, said El-Rufai, a former governor of Kaduna state, is ineligible to associate with the party in any capacity for the next 30 years.
The party also accused El-Rufai of falsely parading himself as a party member, manipulating internal processes, and attempting to destabilise the party through unconstitutional actions.
Tinubu's aide reacts as SDP banished El-Rufai
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Presidency reacted sarcastically to the SDP’s 30-year ban on El-Rufai, with Bayo Onanuga mocking him as “internally displaced again".
SDP accused El-Rufai of impersonation, saying he never formally registered with the party despite parading himself as a member.
The party’s National Working Committee imposed a 30-year ban, barring El-Rufai from membership or activities until 2055.
Source: Legit.ng
