Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (APC) having registered and collected his membership card at the party office in U/Sarki Ward, Kaduna State.
Penpushing reports that El-Rufai, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was accompanied by his loyal supporters, including former appointees and local government chairmen.
The former chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), it would be recalled on March 10, 2025 cited a widening disconnect between his personal values and the current direction of the ruling party as the primary reason for his defection.
Penpushing further reports that El-Rufai in his resignation letter, openly criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) leadership, accusing the party of abandoning the progressive ideals upon which it was founded.
“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 had stated.
Penpushing also reports that he explained that he had repeatedly raised concerns about the party’s trajectory, both privately and publicly, over the past two years, but his warnings were ignored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership.
The former Minister, who was instrumental in the 2013 merger of opposition parties that led to the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC), lamented that the party had lost its original vision.
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