El-Rufai Speaks About His 2027 Presidential Ambition, Asks Atiku, Obi, Aregbesola To Join SDP Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has appealed to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to unite with the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
El-Rufai moved to the SDP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on March 10 over what he described as a dissimilitude in values with the ruling party.
“Developments in the most recent two years verify that there is no desire on the portion of those who currently control and run the APC to acknowledge, much less address, the unhealthy situation of the party,” he had disclosed.
“On my portion, I have deepened 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.”
In an interview published by BBC Hausa on Saturday, el-Rufai declined talks of a merger and adviced inversion leaders — containing Rauf Aregbesola, former governor of Osun, and Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers — to unite with the SDP to unseat President Bola Tinubu.
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“My wishes and prayers are Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rotimi Amaechi, Rauf, all antithesis leaders to come and unite with SDP, not to do a merger or to register a new political party,” he revealed.
El-Rufai stated his encouragement for Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election stemmed from the latter’s notable achievements as Lagos state governor, subjoining that he supported him with the hope that he could replicate the success nationwide.
“We know what Tinubu did in Lagos, we are all aware, albeit we disclosed if he can do the same as he did that makes Lagos great, we said okay, let’s endorse him,” he reported.
El-Rufai further addressed speculations about his presidential ambition in the 2027 election, stating the decision lies not with him though with his party and the people.
“It is not for me to decide, it is the party and the people that will decide. Even when I was contesting for governor, it was people that met and convinced (Muhammadu) Buhari, and he summoned me and asked me to contest,” he superposed.
Although el-Rufai had stated he informed Buhari of his plan to resign from the APC, the former president subsequently publicised that he remains a loyal member of the ruling party.
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Published 3/15/2025