Road Closed On El-Rufai As Entire Body of SDP In Kano Dump Party In a significant political shake-up, key figures in the opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP), containing the party’s 2023 vice presidential candidate, Yusuf Buhari, and Kano State governorship candidate, Bala Gwagwarawa, have officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The defections, formalised at a contingency in Abuja on Tuesday, further saw the movement of the entire SDP State Working Committee in Kano State, 38 local government chairmen and secretaries, 13 state assembly candidates, and six House of Representatives candidates, into the APC.
However, reacting to the wave of defections, Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau announced that plans to position the SDP as a viable alternative to the APC in 2027 had collapsed. He described the shift as a fatal blow to former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who recently mixed the SDP with hopes of reviving the party.
“Those traversing the nation, trying to build the SDP into a viable platform to rival the APC in 2027, have failed utterly. That mission is dead on arrival. Nigerians have turned down it. Even prominent figures like Sule Lamido have distanced themselves from the party,” Barau reported.
“Today, the vice-presidential candidate, Kano’s governorship flag-bearer, and other SDP stalwarts have combined the APC. More are expected to pursue suit in the coming days. If we put off this meeting till tomorrow, nearly all SDP candidates nationwide would have intermixed us.”
APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje welcomed the defectors, promising them keep pace with rights and privileges within the ruling party. He described their move as a transition from “darkness to light,” emphasising APC’s commitment to transformative leadership under President Bola Tinubu.
Former Governor of Kano State, Kabiru Gaya, echoed tautology sentiments, arguing that the SDP was already politically weakened before El-Rufai’s arrival.
“The SDP is dead. Its vice-presidential candidate is here, the Kano candidate is here, and all key stakeholders are now with APC. I eulogise the Deputy Senate President for securing these heavyweight politicians for our party. It’s a great victory for APC,” Gaya remarked.
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Published 3/19/2025