Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the party’s deviation from its founding principles and lack of internal democracy.
In a statement released on Monday, March 10, 2025, El-Rufai
explained that after extensive consultations, he had decided to join the Social
Democratic Party (SDP) as a platform to continue pursuing his progressive
political ideals.
Disillusionment with
APC
El-Rufai, a founding member of the APC, said he had hoped that the party’s core values would remain intact, but recent events had convinced him otherwise.
“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,” he
stated.
He further noted that his contributions to the party’s
successes, including the electoral victories in 2015, 2019, and 2023, had been
disregarded by the current leadership.
“The APC has castrated its organs and treated its membership
with contempt in the last two years. I find this no longer acceptable.”
Announcing his decision to join the SDP, El-Rufai described
the party as a better platform for promoting democratic values, good
governance, and national unity.
“I have now decided to join the Social Democratic Party
(SDP) and adopt it as the platform for our future political engagements and
activities.”
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