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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has said there is no plan to suspend former governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai
There were reports that el-Rufai would soon be suspended for alleged anti-party activities.
In a message to TheCable on Tuesday night, spokesperson of APC in Kaduna State, Salisu Wusono, said there is no such plan.
“Nothing like this!,” Wusono said.
El-Rufai, who has been seen woth opposition members recently has been accused of plotting a political move.
He was recently seen with Abdul Ningi, the senator suspended for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded by about N3 trillion. El-Rufai also visited the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Abuja.
But Shehu Gabam, the national chairman of SDP, had said political meanings should not be read into the visit because he has known el-Rufai for quite some time.
“My relationship with Mallam Nasir el-Rufai predates 1999. I knew him long before then, and we have been close.
“Coming to the SDP secretariat, I don’t know why it is so special that people misinterpret or interpret how it suits them. There are a lot of politicians of the APC that have visited me, other parties have visited me.
“Do not forget that not too long ago, Al-Mustapha came to my office and people were speculating that he is decamping to SDP.
“Will you be surprised if President Bola Tinubu visits SDP? He knows me and I know him,” Gabam had said.
These visits have, however, elicited debates on social media, amid insinuations that the former governor is plotting to contest the 2027 presidential election.
El-Rufai played a major role in the merger that birthed the APC in the buildup to the 2015 general elections.
On Tuesday, the Kaduna State House of Assembly commenced a probe into “multi-million dollar loans” taken by the el-Rufai administration.