Nigerian politicians more afraid of Western sanctions than local laws – Senator Sani

Nov. 22, 2021

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Shehu Sani on Sunday said Nigerian politicians fear western sanctions more than the local laws.

“If you look at the mentality, thinking or psychology of Nigerian political class, they fear that (foreign sanctions) more than the laws of the land because they believe that as long as you belong to the circle of power, you can do anything and get away with it,” Sani said.

Sani who spoke in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics added “We have had cases of people engaging in all sorts of violence during elections, as long as they are on the side of power, they go scot free.”

According to him, Blinken’s message to the country is very clear as the United States has the responsibility to intervene once a government uses security agencies to oppress its citizens.

The PDP chieftain explained that what made the #EndSARS incident unique is that the protesters came out peacefully, raising the national flag.

Shehu added, “What made this very distinct is the fact that ordinary citizens of this country came out and there was the application of force to suppress that protest.

“There were a lot of controversies whether actually there was a massacre or not. But the report that came out from that panel clearly stated that massacre took place.”