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The political loyalists of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Ex-Candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), and party executives in the State have dumped the former Governor and declared their support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 General elections.
Specifically, the faction of the El-Rufai Boys Vanguard, Nasiriyya Youth, ADC stalwarts announced their resignation from the party and declared support for Governor Uba Sani of the APC.
The group, led by Ibrahim Khalil Dan Kasa, a former ADC House of Assembly candidate for Unguwan Sanusi Constituency, said the decision followed extensive consultations across the three senatorial districts of the state.
Dan Kasa, who announced the decision in a statement on Thursday, read at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Kaduna, said the group had also withdrawn its support for the ADC governorship candidate, Isa Ashiru Kudan.
He claimed that the decision involved more than 2,000 ward coordinators, former candidates, aspirants, youth mobilisers and party executives across the state.
The group attributed its departure to alleged internal divisions, marginalisation of its members, denial of party tickets to its aspirants and lack of a clear policy direction within the ADC.
Besides, it also accused the leadership of the El-Rufai Youth Movement of failing to protect members from alleged mistreatment and neglect.
According to Dan Kasa, the group became dissatisfied with the party’s candidate selection process, particularly over the alleged refusal to consider candidates recommended by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai for the Kawo and Doka Gabasawa State Assembly constituencies.
He further alleged that “despite supporting Ashiru’s political campaign for seven months, the group had yet to see a clear manifesto or policy blueprint outlining his plans for Kaduna State.”
Dan Kasa also accused some members of Ashiru’s campaign team of “disparaging El-Rufai’s political legacy despite relying on his supporters for mobilisation and campaign activities.”
He said the group’s grassroots members and coordinators were also abandoned without adequate logistics, security and welfare support.
Explaining their decision to support Governor Sani, Dan Kasa said “the governor had demonstrated commitment to continuity, infrastructural development, rural transformation and inclusive governance.”
He particularly commended the governor for “completing more than 80 per cent of critical urban and infrastructure projects initiated by the previous administration.”
The group also praised Sani’s efforts at promoting religious and ethnic harmony, developing rural communities and involving young people in governance.
“Politics without tangible governance is meaningless noise,” Dan Kasa said, adding that the group considered the governor’s administration more focused on development and political inclusiveness.
He stressed that their respect for El-Rufai remained intact but said they would not allow personal loyalty to influence their political decisions.
The group subsequently announced the dissolution of its political support structure within the ADC and its integration into the APC.
It also pledged to deploy its grassroots mobilisation and media structures in support of Governor Sani’s administration and what it described as the continued progress and stability of Kaduna State.
