- Safiu Kehinde
The Kaduna State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has talked down the exit of the party’s chieftain and former governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
NPO reported that El-Rufai had, on Monday, defected from the ruling party to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
The ex-Kaduna governor and founding member of the party had, in his resignation letter, cited the refusal of the party leadership to address the unhealthy situation within the party as his reason for his exit.
Addressing newsmen hours after El-Rufai’s defection, the Secretary of the Kaduna APC, Yahaya Baba-Pate, held that the party remained unperturbed by the defection of the former governor.
He maintained that the party remained focused on delivering the state to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani in 2027.
The APC, according to Baba-Pate, is growing day by day in the state with influx of politicians.
“We are unperturbed by former governor Nasir El-Rufai’s defection to another party.
“Our main focus in Kaduna is on how to deliver the state to both President Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Governor Uba Sani in 2027.
“The APC in Kaduna State is growing day by day, judging from the calibre of politicians streaming into the party on a daily basis.
“So, we are not disturbed by anybody defecting to another party based on our governor’s inclusive governance in the state.
“We are not disturbed, and we are not going to lose our sleep over El-rufai’s moves. The party in the state is growing more than before.” he said.