Nasir El-Rufai, the former Governor of Kaduna State and a founding member of the All Progressives Congress, has left the ruling party to join the Social Democratic Party.
The prominent politician cited a growing misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of the APC as the primary reason for his decision.
El-Rufai disclosed this in a press statement released on his X handle on Monday, where he expressed his disappointment with the APC’s leadership, accusing the party of straying from the progressive ideals of its founding members.
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