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Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), months after his departure from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n
On Thursday, El-Rufai completed his registration and collected his ADC membership card at the party\u2019s office in Unguwar Sarki Ward, Kaduna State.<\/p>\n
El-Rufai had publicly resigned from the APC on March 10, 2025, citing a wide gap between his personal principles and the direction the party had taken.<\/p>\n
He accused the APC of abandoning the progressive ideals on which it was built, alleging that the party\u2019s leadership has run its affairs without internal democracy and sidelined its founding members.<\/p>\n
At the time, he declared his intention to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP), presenting it as the right platform for his future political engagements.<\/p>\n
But the SDP abruptly expelled him in July 2025, accusing him of indiscipline, document forgery, and secretly negotiating with the ADC.<\/p>\n
That expulsion cleared the path for his new alignment with the ADC \u2014 a move that he and fellow allies argue is part of a broader effort to collapse the Kaduna chapter of the SDP into the ADC and build a renewed opposition force ahead of upcoming elections.<\/p>\n
El-Rufai has long voiced concern about what he perceives as institutional decay within the APC: for him, the party no longer reflects the values of internal democracy, accountability, or the original progressive vision.<\/p>\n
He argued that over the past two years, he repeatedly raised alarms about the party\u2019s direction. Yet, according to him, the current leadership has shown no willingness to address structural problems.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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