National Vice Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Ijeomah Arodiogbu, has said that President Bola Tinubu won’t be affected over defection of former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai.
Recall that Mr. El-Rufai on Monday announced his resignation from APC to Social Democratic Party, citing leadership concern and lack of party’s vision.
The former governor vowed to challenge his former party in 2027, saying that Nigerians deserve better leader.
Reacting to El-Rufai’s statement in an interview with PUNCH on Saturday, Arodiogbu described the former governor as “a spent force.”
He said: “El-Rufai has angered and alienated many people from different backgrounds, and he has become a political outcast.
“Even the Christian community will take more than a decade to forgive him for the controversial remarks he made after President Tinubu’s victory in the last presidential election.”
Also addressing El-Rufai’s defection on Saturday, a former Minister of Communications and APC chieftain, Adebayo Shittu, insisted that defecting from the ruling party was not the right step for the former governor.
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He noted that despite the early challenges faced by the Tinubu’s administration, particularly on the removal of the fuel subsidy, the government’s support base was growing stronger.
He said: “A lot of people who were once in the PDP and Labour Party are now joining the APC in droves. The defection of El-Rufai will not harm the party or President Tinubu’s re-election prospects.
“The government in Kaduna is doing well and garnering support for President Tinubu.
“Things are improving, and I pray that God continues to guide the President so that he can make the right decisions for the benefit of Nigeria.”
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