Sani’s response to El-Rufai’s matter and political maturity

By Usman Farouk
There are moments in public life when leadership is measured not by the strength of a politician’s rhetoric, the size of his political following or the number of battles he wins, but by his ability to exercise restraint when provoked, preserve human relationships amid political tension and refuse to descend into the arena of personal bitterness. Such moments reveal something deeper about character. Governor Uba Sani’s recent comments on his relationship with his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, offer an opportunity to reflect on the place of respect, maturity and compassion in political leadership.
At a time when questions about the relationship between the two men have ...