- El-Rufai urged supporters and concerned citizens to join the SDP to help Nigeria progress and uplift the Black Race.
- He criticised President Tinubu’s government, especially after the senate refused to confirm him for a ministerial position.
The ex-governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, has stated that he intends to bring together opposition figures to counter the All Progressives Congress (APC) in upcoming elections.
In a Monday declaration confirming his exit from the APC, el-Rufai asserted that the governing party has strayed significantly from the core principles it once upheld.
“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 said.
El-Rufai mentioned that he consistently voiced worries regarding the party’s leadership, yet he observed no meaningful attempts to resolve those issues.
“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 said.
“I, therefore, call on all our supporters and other persons concerned about our country’s future to join us in the SDP in the journey towards making Nigeria flourish as a beacon of pride for Africans and the Black Race.”
El-Rufai, who governed Kaduna state between 2015 and 2023, has openly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s leadership, especially after the senate declined to appoint him as a minister.
In February, el-Rufai stated that Nigerians should dismiss claims that the national assembly rejected his ministerial nomination, clarifying that Tinubu personally opposed his inclusion in the cabinet.
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