Nigeria, Feb. 4 -- Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani and his predecessor, Nasir El-Rufai, have intensified their political rift with the two men again exchanging words.

Governor Sani fired the first shots in the latest exchanges when he accused Mr El-Rufai of insinceriy with President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in an interview with TVC on Monday.

Although the governor did not directly mention his predecessor's name, his comment was in response to Mr El-Rufai's remarks at an event in Abuja last week.

The former governor had accused the APC of poor leadership and encouraged the opposition parties to form a united front ahead of the 2027 election.

Mr El-Rufai, who spoke at a national conference in Abuja on st...