{"id":194577,"date":"2026-02-12T12:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-leaders-act-like-gods-in-power-shehu-sani"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:34:12","slug":"nigerian-leaders-act-like-gods-in-power-shehu-sani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-leaders-act-like-gods-in-power-shehu-sani","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Leaders Act Like Gods in Power Shehu Sani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, says Nigerian political leaders behave as if they are gods but become helpless and vulnerable when out of power.<\/p>\n<p>Sani said this in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He said when Nigerian politicians are out of power, they return to the people they once repressed and oppressed and seek refuge in the rule of law they never believed in or respected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen some people are in power, they get inebriated by the weapons of authority at their disposal. They forget that it\u2019s temporary. Because the levers of power enables them to arrest, detain, threaten or kill, they start thinking and arrogantly behaving like gods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey become blind to what happened to their predecessors. When power slips out of their hands, they become vulnerable, helpless and live at the mercy of those in power.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA forgiving and forgetful society will always and tragically embrace and sympathise with evil men when it\u2019s their moment of Karma,\u201d the lawmaker wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, says Nigerian political leaders behave as if they are gods but become helpless and vulnerable when out of power. Sani said this in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Thursday. 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