El-Rufai-Atiku collaboration will be unproductive, says APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress has stated that it is not concerned about the recent political romance between the opposition Social Democratic Party, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s camp, and former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

On his Facebook page, Showunmi announced the political stakeholders’ meeting.

A former Kano State governor named Ibrahim Shekarau and some elite have said that the political bluster is related to the League of Northern Democrats’ efforts to win over southern leaders to create an alliance in front of the national elections in 2027.

On January 5, Dr. Umar Ardo, the LND’s convener, announced that the organization was prepared to become a political party, stressing the necessity of developing a cohesive and respectable national political platform.

Shehu Gabam, the SDP’s national chairman, has refuted rumors that he has a partnership with Atiku and El-Rufai.

According to Gabam, the SDP’s top objective right now is to fortify its organizational framework and provide Nigerians with viable choices.

Dr. Ijeoma Arodiogbu, the National Vice Chairman of the APC (South-East), responded to the development by saying that the ruling party was unconcerned by the actions of the opposition leaders.

According to the Bible, they will undoubtedly assemble and disperse, he stated. They will undoubtedly disperse, so we are not concerned that they are congregating. What El-Rufai does next doesn’t concern us. We already know that his political trajectory is seriously disrupted.

Following our election in 2023, he proved to be an untrustworthy individual throughout the many regions. He has become a leper as a result of his denigration of Christians in Nigeria, a secular society. No one approaches him in any way. I question why the media is focusing so much on El-Rufai, who is now merely thirsty for attention.

Since the unholy alliance will not result in anything, we are not concerned about it. It is really an assembly of irate individuals attempting to lick their wounds. In 2027, Tinubu will still be the president, and no one can stop him.

Arodiogbu went on to say that the contentious reforms that the opposition could be preparing to use as part of their campaign are already producing the outcomes that Nigerians had hoped for.

The leader of the APC added that the populace cannot afford to hand up power to desperate politicians whose only goal is state capture.

Therefore, we are not concerned about El-Rufai and their union,” he stated. What would they utilize to campaign to Nigerians in 2027? Will you inform them that gasoline subsidies will be reinstated? Not feasible. We are already recovering from our heyday. They have seen that the forest has stabilized and that there is hope for the future for the people.

People are starting to grasp the fundamentals of all the reforms that President Bola Tinubu has put in place. Have you read that PMS is probably going to sell for N500 before the middle of this year? As you can see, the advantages and successes of the President’s policy changes are starting to materialize.

This is because we have removed the pressure that gasoline subsidies have on our economy and currency and let market forces set the price. We are currently considering fuel exports outside of Nigeria. For Nigeria, that is a huge win. We have hope for a far better future for Nigeria, I assure you.

Nze Chidi Duru, the APC’s Deputy National Organising Secretary, asserted that unless the former Kaduna governor takes a stand on his political future, the party is powerless to take any action against him at this time.

He asserts that El-Rufai is entitled by the constitution to associate and socialize with anybody he chooses.

“We live in a democracy and a republic,” he stated. The freedom to associate, hold opinions, and express opinions are all protected under our constitution. The Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Constitution guarantees these unalienable rights. Therefore, these meetings are welcome as long as they are conducted in accordance with national legislation.

“Any of this ongoing gossip doesn’t bother me in the slightest. We are not in a position to make assumptions until a decision has been taken. Speculation is not the role of the government. It has to do with objectivity and certainty.

However, the administration and the party in particular will react to the defection in a thorough and appropriate manner when it occurs. The party will continue to concentrate on its platform before, of course, providing the citizens of this nation with the benefits of democracy.

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“It is still true today that members of political parties make up only a small portion of the population, including all of Nigeria. For this reason, the party now turns to government when the election is complete. At the end of the day, the party will be evaluated based on that governance.

Prominent APC leader El-Rufai met behind closed doors last week with SDP leadership and some of Atiku’s supporters. Atiku was the Peoples Democratic Party’s 2023 presidential candidate.

The political gathering was characterized as a continuation of the covert alliance of key opposition leaders to overthrow President Bola Tinubu in 2027, despite the agenda not being disclosed.

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former General Sani Abacha Chief Security Officer, and former Atiku Abubakar spokesman Otunba Segun Showunmi were also present at the meeting, which was held in the SDP’s national secretariat.