El-Rufai Embarks On Consultation, Set To Defect To SDP

From Abdul SULE (Abuja)

There are strong indications that Malam Nasir El-Rufai, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) might defect to Social Democratic Party (SDP) after extensive consultations.

El-Rufai, the former Kaduna state governor, has been having series of meetings with leaders of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) trying to find tune his defection as shown in a video that went viral.

At the meeting which held on Sunday night, El-Rufai was pictured at the Abuja residence of Senator Abubakar Gada, along with SDP chairman Shehu Musa Gabam and other party leaders.

Also present were Senator Teslim Folarin, the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate for Oyo State in the 2023 general elections, and Senator Nazif Suleiman, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from Bauchi State.

This meeting at Senator Gada’s home in Abuja on Sunday night comes shortly after El-Rufai hosted a gathering at his Abuja residence, which included the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Kashim Ibrahim-Imam (a chieftain of the APC), Shehu Musa Gabam, and others, for a Ramadan iftar (the breaking of fast).

El-Rufai also visited Gabam at the SDP secretariat.