A faction of the El-Rufai Boys Vanguard, Nasiriyya Youths, former African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidates and party executives in Kaduna State has resigned from the ADC and declared support for Governor Senator Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The group, led by Hon. Ibrahim Khalil Dan Kasa, former ADC House of Assembly candidate for Unguwan Sanusi Constituency, announced the decision on Thursday at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Kaduna.
Dan Kasa said the decision, which followed extensive consultations across the three senatorial districts of the state, also meant a withdrawal of support for the ADC governorship candidate, Isa Ashiru Kudan.
He said more than 2,000 ward coordinators, former candidates, aspirants, youth mobilisers and party executives were involved in the move.
The group cited alleged internal divisions, marginalisation, denial of party tickets to its aspirants and lack of clear policy direction in the ADC.
It also accused the leadership of the El-Rufai Youth Movement of failing to protect members from alleged mistreatment and neglect.
Dan Kasa expressed dissatisfaction with the party’s candidate selection process, particularly the alleged refusal to consider candidates recommended by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai for the Kawo and Doka Gabasawa State Assembly constituencies.
He further alleged that after supporting Ashiru’s campaign for seven months, the group had yet to see a clear manifesto or policy blueprint for Kaduna State.
He also accused some members of Ashiru’s campaign team of disparaging El-Rufai’s political legacy, while still relying on his supporters for mobilisation.
According to him, grassroots members and coordinators were abandoned without adequate logistics, security and welfare support.
Dan Kasa said Governor Sani had shown commitment to continuity, infrastructural development, rural transformation and inclusive governance.
He commended the governor for completing over 80 per cent of critical urban and infrastructure projects initiated by the previous administration.
The group also praised the governor’s efforts in promoting religious and ethnic harmony, developing rural communities and involving young people in governance.
“Politics without tangible governance is meaningless noise,” Dan Kasa said. “We have chosen development and political inclusiveness.”
He stressed that their respect for El-Rufai remained intact, but personal loyalty would not determine their political decisions.
The group announced the dissolution of its political support structure in the ADC and its integration into the APC.
It pledged to deploy its grassroots mobilisation and media structures in support of Governor Sani’s administration and the continued progress and stability of Kaduna State.
By Felix A. Sha’adu
KADUNA
