{"id":160797,"date":"2025-04-28T22:50:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T21:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/el-rufai-visits-emir-of-kano-touts-sdp-as-credible-alternative-to-apc-pdp"},"modified":"2025-04-28T23:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T22:51:50","slug":"el-rufai-visits-emir-of-kano-touts-sdp-as-credible-alternative-to-apc-pdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/el-rufai-visits-emir-of-kano-touts-sdp-as-credible-alternative-to-apc-pdp","title":{"rendered":"El-Rufai visits Emir of Kano, touts SDP as credible alternative to APC, PDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday visited the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, at his palace in Kano State.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing journalists after the visit, El-Rufai said Nigeria urgently requires a trustworthy political alternative to save the country.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor explained that godfatherism and dysfunction had ruined both the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n<p>El-Rufai also disclosed that he had joined SDP to help create a credible political alternative free from godfatherism.<\/p>\n<p>According to El-Rufai: \u201cKano is critical of any serious political formation because of its consistently high voter turnout. Kano is critical to any serious political formation because of its consistently high voter turnout. After joining the SDP, it was important to come and engage with stakeholders here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwelve years ago, we merged three major parties to form the APC and defeated an incumbent president. But now, the goal is different. We are bringing together disaffected members across political divides under an existing platform, the SDP, which we believe has the best pedigree and potential.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen how godfatherism destroyed the PDP and is now wreaking the APC. Nigerians deserve a party built on fairness, internal democracy, and equal opportunity; the SDP can be that alternative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday visited the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, at his palace in Kano State. Addressing journalists after the visit, El-Rufai said Nigeria urgently requires a trustworthy political alternative to save the country. 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