The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Shehu Gabam, has stated that there has been no official communication regarding former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, or allies of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar joining the party.
Gabam’s remark comes after El-Rufai, Segun Sowunmi, and
Hamza Al-Mustapha held a strategic meeting to review the state of opposition
democratic engagement in Nigeria.
The closed-door meeting was held at the SDP’s Secretariat in
Abuja.
Speaking about the meeting, Gabam said he was open to
conversations centered around a better Nigeria.
Addressing journalists, he said: “There is no official
statement from El-Rufai or any one of them about officially joining the SDP. As
I said, they are open to conversation and negotiations for a better Nigeria.
It’s not about a political party; it’s about the future of Nigeria.
“We are looking for like-minded people who believe in the
future of the country so that we can work together and uplift the individual
standard of Nigeria.
“It’s not just them. The attention of the media only went to
them. I have received a lot of dignitaries from different political parties in
the office, discussing the way forward, how to stabilize the country, and how
to offer productive, progressive advice to this government so that there will
not be a crisis.
“Because once the government has a crisis, it affects every
Nigerian. So, part of our responsibilities is to make sure we are not facing a
crisis.
“There is an ongoing conversation. When the time comes, we
will arrive at a conclusion, and we will hold an official press conference.
“Once we agree on what we are going to do together, we will
unveil it to all Nigerians. But at the preliminary stage, we are having our own
social gatherings and discussing national issues.
“So, principally, that’s what we are doing. More like-minded
people are already on board. So today, there are other heavyweights involved,
with whom we are discussing.”
Lately, there have been claims of El-Rufai dumping the APC
for the PDP.
Reacting, the former governor urged the public to disregard
the rumor and lies about his political affiliation.
Posting on X, El-Rufai wrote: “Please disregard the patent
lies and rumors about my political affiliation. I have referred the lead
peddlers of the fake news for further action by my lawyers.”
He also mentioned that he has referred the lead peddlers of
the fake news to his lawyers for legal action.
In 2022, presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala had said
El-Rufai would decamp to the PDP before the 2023 general election.
El-Rufai, who dismissed the report as a laughing stock, said
that not even his corpse would be seen close to the PDP.
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