Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has urged his supporters to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
This is as he announced his resignation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stating that he has now joined the SDP to make Nigeria flourish. el-Rufai stated this on Monday, March 10th, 2025.
He said; “Today, the 10th of March 2025, I have submitted a letter resigning my membership of the APC to my ward in Kaduna, effective immediately.”
“Subsequent to this, I had concluded consultations with my mentors, colleagues and loyalists alike about the future, and have decided to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and adopt it as the platform for our future political engagements and activities”
“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.”
“I have diligently served the APC and made my contributions to its viability as a political platform but recognize that the party has since strayed and left me stuck in the vision of its well-meaning founding fathers and mothers.”
“As a loyal party man, I worked to help secure the APC’s 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.”
“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 align up to the time I choose to retire from politics.”
“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.”