{"id":358332,"date":"2025-03-15T10:57:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T09:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=358332"},"modified":"2025-03-15T10:57:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T09:57:22","slug":"sdp-accuses-apc-of-targeting-el-rufai-with-criminal-charges-after-his-defection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/15\/sdp-accuses-apc-of-targeting-el-rufai-with-criminal-charges-after-his-defection\/","title":{"rendered":"SDP accuses APC of targeting el-Rufai with criminal charges after his defection"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The party criticised APC\u2019s tactics, stating that a ruling party should counter opposition through better governance, not political suppression.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has alleged the All Progressives Congress (APC) of employing security forces to threaten opposition parties and suppress political opponents ahead of upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Friday, SDP spokesperson Rufus Aiyenigba claimed that the ruling party\u2019s tactics aim to prevent opposition figures from joining their party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been informed about plans to suppress opposition figures in order to instil fear in political circles,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis strategy aims to deter further defections to our party by using intimidation tactics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SDP has received reliable information indicating that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is concerned about the mounting momentum of our party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn response, the APC has decided to leverage its governmental control to fabricate criminal charges against our members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aiyenigba stated that the former governor of Kaduna, Nasir el-Rufai, who recently switched to the SDP, is the primary target of these alleged actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is planning to file multiple charges against him in Abuja and Kaduna imminently,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn preparation for this, we have also learned that the federal government has instructed its agencies to prevent Malam Nasir El-Rufai from leaving the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further alleged that the Kaduna state government is aligning with the federal government in its actions against opposition politicians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, in Kaduna, the state government appears to be following the federal strategy of targeting opposition leaders,\u201d the SDP spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe administration under Uba Sani has reportedly abducted one of our state leaders, Ja\u2019afaru Sani, utilizing the police unit Operation Fushin Kada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis unit, which is supposed to protect citizens and their freedoms, has been misused to oppress political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJa\u2019afaru Sani has been taken before a magistrate where the state government went to procure an order to remand him in prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs was done to Bashir Saidu on December 31, 2024, Ja\u2019afaru Sani was remanded by the magistrate for alleged money laundering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a matter which is not within the jurisdiction of either a state court or the Nigeria Police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aiyenigba criticised the government\u2019s alleged actions against its members, calling them an attack on democracy and fundamental freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SDP is profoundly dismayed by these flagrant and undemocratic methods in a democracy that should be advancing after 25 years of sustained efforts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocratic norms dictate that a sitting government should respond to the growing momentum of opposition through a contest of ideas and improved performance, not through cowardly persecution that is characteristic of tyrannical regimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is imperative to note that the APC occupies office today because its leaders were not targeted during their years in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf former governments had resorted to imprisoning them and burdening them with multiple charges across various courts, the APC would not be in its current position.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X reacting to the SDP\u2019s statement, el-Rufai accused the Kaduna state government of misusing security agencies to target opposition politicians.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, el-Rufai <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/03\/10\/breaking-el-rufai-quits-apc-joins-sdp\/\"><strong>officially left<\/strong> <\/a>the APC and joined the SDP.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, he alleged that Sani, his former education commissioner, was \u201cabducted\u201d by security forces due to his defection to the SDP.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The party criticised APC\u2019s tactics, stating that a ruling party should counter opposition through better governance, not political suppression. 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