Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed that he sought the blessings of former President Muhammadu Buhari before he decamped from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

El-Rufai revealed this in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service.

According to him, there was nothing he does without seeking the consent and advice of Buhari.

In his words:

“The APC has derailed, the party is no longer abiding by its founding principles.E veryone is working for themselves, looking for money. The government is commercialised, everything has a price tag. Justice has been kept at bay, those who worked for the party were ignored instead of being compensated. If there is any position or appointment, they give it to a Lagos boy ,etc.”
“That is why we’ve been speaking, we spoke, we said this is not the party we know. The party is dead. I said the only option is for me to meet Pastor Tunde Bakare, because he dragged me into APC. He took me to Buhari. I did not join the APC because of Buhari, it was Pastor Bakare who dragged me to APC and courtesy demands I should let him know .”
” Buhari too,I told him I was leaving the party, I sought his blessings and prayers. He said he has given me his blessings and prayers. We are the ones in politics, he (Buhari) is now father of the land and has been praying for us, so what remains?”