Eat The Party, I Should Have Been Expelled – El-Rufai To APC Leaders
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has mocked the All Progressives Congress, saying that he quit the APC and asked them to “eat the party if it is food.”
OSUN DEFENDER reports that El-Rufai tendered is resignation from the All Progressives Congress on Monday and moved to the Social Democratic Party.
The former governor blamed the misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of the APC for his defection to the SDP.
El-Rufai expressed disappointment with the APC leadership, stressing that the ruling party strayed from the progressive ideals of its founding members.
In an interview with BBC Hausa Service, El-Rufai said his expulsion from the APC would have saved him from the inconvenience of explaining himself.
According to El-Rufai: “Well, it would have been better for me if they expelled me. I have stated many times that APC would be my last political party.
“Had they expelled me, they would have saved me the troubles of explaining why I left the APC. As I said, I have not left the APC, but the APC rather left me.
“What next? I quit their party, and challenged them to eat the party if it is food.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
