Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, former Kaduna State Governor has dumped the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC) and defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
El-Rufai disclosed this in a press statement released on Monday, March 10, 2025. The former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), cited a growing misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of the APC as the primary reason for his decision.
He expressed his disappointment with the APC’s leadership, accusing the party of straying from the progressive ideals of its founding members.
The former Governor noted that he had raised concerns about the party’s trajectory both privately and publicly over the past two years but found no willingness among the current leadership to address the issues.
The statement reads, “Developments in the last two years confirm that there is no desire on the part of those who currently control and run the APC to acknowledge, much less address, the unhealthy situation of the party,” El-Rufai stated.
“At this point in my political journey, I have come to the conclusion that I must seek another political platform for the pursuit of the progressive values I cherish.”
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