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Now, I don\u2019t have it. I feel I have done my best based on the opportunity given to me and I am grateful for what God has done for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I will never go for any elective office for the rest of my life and I will never accept any appointment for the rest of my life. But I will always give my advice whenever it is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bafarawa said it is an \u201cabuse of privilege\u201d for someone who served as a former governor to vie to become a senator.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWhy would you serve eight years as governor of a state and then you come again and take one part of the state and say you are going to the national assembly?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter serving for eight years, why don\u2019t you allow others to go to the national assembly? As a former governor, the only thing you can look forward to is the presidency. Anything less than that is an abuse of privilege.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOut of 200 million people, you are one of the few chosen to become governor, and after two terms, you come back again and say you want to go to the Senate. What are you going to the Senate to do? As a former governor, ask somebody to go and represent the people there. Then you give the person your wisdom.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former governor of Sokoto state, Attahiru Bafarawa has disclosed that he has retired from politics after 45 years. WITHIN NIGERIA assembled that\u00a0Bafarawa ruled Sokoto as governor between 1999 and 2007. The ex-governor of Sokoto state while speaking in an interview disclosed that he no longer has the will to be in active politics. 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