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Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State.

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Former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), stating that his former political party has strayed away from its founding vision.

The former governor made this known in a statement, titled “Onwards To The Future”, issued on Monday to formally announced his defection from the APC to the SDP.

He stated that he has formally submitted his letter of resignation from the APC to party leadership at his ward in Kaduna, adding that the resignation was with immediate effect.

el-Rufai stated that developments in the last two years have confirmed that those currently controlling and running the APC were not desirous to acknowledge and address the unhealthy situation of the party.

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He noted that all the eight years he spent as the governor of Kaduna State amounted to nothing, accusing the APC leadership of not aligning with his progressives ideals and policies which he implemented as governor.

Mallam el-Rufai stated: “As a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), I have fond memories of working with other compatriots to negotiate the merger of political parties that created the APC.

“It had been my hope since 2013 that my personal values and that of the APC will continue to align up to the time I choose to retire from politics.

“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.

“On my part, I have raised concerns in private and, more recently, in public regarding the capricious trajectory of the party.

“Therefore, 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.

“Founders rightly feel attached towards institutions they helped create, but one must be pragmatic enough to admit when a divergence appears unbridgeable.”

Mallam el-Rufai stated that he diligently served the APC and made his contributions to its viability as a political platform, adding “but I recognise that the party has since strayed and left me stuck in the vision of its well-meaning founding fathers and mothers.”

He went back to the trajectories of the party in the past, declaring that “as a loyal party man, I worked to help secure the APC election victories in 2015, 2019 and 2023.

“I was one of the many governors elected on the party’s platform in 2015 and 2019, that stood for certain democratic and progressive principles to advance nation-building.

“My eight-year tenure in Kaduna State was devoted to implementing progressive policies to advance human development in education and healthcare, as well as expand infrastructure, promote equality of opportunity, create jobs and attract investments.

“These records count for little in the current APC that has castrated its organs and treated its membership with contempt in the last two years. I find this no longer acceptable.”

El-Rufai further declared: “Today, 10th March 2025, I have submitted a letter resigning my membership of the APC to my ward in Kaduna, effective immediately.

“Prior to this step, I had concluded consultations with my mentors, colleagues and loyalists across the country about the future.

“I have now decided to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and adopt it as the platform for our future political engagements and activities.”

El-Rufai however stated that, even as a member of the SDP, he will focus on engaging with and persuading other opposition leaders and parties to come under a unified platform to challenge the APC in all elections between now and 2027.

“Without prejudice to this decision, as a member of the SDP, I will focus on engaging with and persuading other opposition leaders and parties to join us and congregate under a unified democratic platform to challenge the APC in all elections and bye-elections between now and 2027 by the grace of God,” he declared.

Mallam Nasir el-Rufai called on all supporters and other persons concerned about the future of Nigeria to “join us in the SDP in the journey towards making Nigeria flourish as a beacon of pride for Africans and the Black Race.”

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