Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
At the ADC office in Ungwar Sarki Ward, Kaduna State, the former governor finished the registration process and obtained his membership card.
El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), reportedly switched to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) earlier this year.
His action, which comes after his departure from the APC on March 10, is a major step in his political reorientation. The former Federal Capital Territory Minister at the time stated in his resignation letter that he could no longer stay in a party that, in his opinion, had strayed from the ideals that led to its founding.
It was remembered that he had warned that the APC leadership had abandoned its core principles and that the party no longer represented the progressive ideas it had previously espoused and had grown insensitive to internal issues.
He claims that for two years, he consistently voiced concerns about what he considered to be the party’s dangerous path, both in public and behind closed doors, but his worries were consistently disregarded.
El-Rufai, a pivotal player in the opposition merger that resulted in the APC in 2013, claimed the party had deviated significantly from its initial goals. He pointed out that recent events showed that people in charge of the APC were unable to admit or deal with what he described as the party’s “unhealthy” internal climate.
As political realignments continue ahead of next elections, his official transfer to ADC marks the beginning of his next chapter in politics and raises the party’s reputation in Kaduna State and elsewhere.
The former governor wrote in his resignation letter from SDP, dated November 26, 2025, that his main goal is to help build a unified democratic platform that can provide Nigerians with a legitimate political choice.
With effect from November 26, 2025, he declared, “I would like to inform you that I have resigned my membership in the Social Democratic Party, SDP.”
