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Eat The Party, I Should Have Been Expelled – El-Rufai Mocks APC Leadership (14116 Views)

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AmazingGenius: 8:34am On Mar 14
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, should have expelled him from the party.

El-Rufai said he quit the APC and asked them to “eat the party if it is food.”


Recently, El-Rufai defected from the APC to the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

The former governor blamed the misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of the APC for his defection to the SDP.

El-Rufai expressed disappointment with the APC leadership, stressing that the ruling party strayed from the progressive ideals of its founding .

In an interview with BBC Hausa Service, El-Rufai said his expulsion from the APC would have saved him from the inconvenience of explaining himself.

According to El-Rufai: “Well, it would have been better for me if they expelled me. I have stated many times that APC would be my last political party.

“Had they expelled me, they would have saved me the troubles of explaining why I left the APC. As I said, I have not left the APC, but the APC rather left me.

“What next? I quit their party, and challenged them to eat the party if it is food.”

Source: https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/14/eat-the-party-i-should-have-been-expelled-el-rufai-mocks-apc-leadership/

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Racoon(m): 8:36am On Mar 14
Oga rest abeg. The evil you sow is hunting you real good. Enjoying all the show from here.

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Thundafireseun: 8:37am On Mar 14
Attention seeker

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Image123(m): 8:45am On Mar 14
Pettiness. El Rufai is an intelligent and respected person. Maybe the covid is finally getting to him. He's seriously leaking in the past few days, like he burst a gasket.

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osuofia2(m): 8:45am On Mar 14
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I personally have had enough of the wailing of the Butcher of Kaduna. He should stfu, focus on his SDP, his son who threatened the southern Kaduna people of killing them. His only ers are the obidients and ipobss.

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benuejosh: 8:46am On Mar 14
Oga kudos to the work you're doing. Split the votes for PDP and Peter Obi party.

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adioolayi(m): 8:46am On Mar 14
El-Rufai will soon realise how heavyweight or lightweight of a politician he is..


This thing no too hard to know...it's a matter of time. Yakubu Dogara, Babachir Lawal and the very outspoken Tanko or wetin be that man wey Sabi speak grammar ..wey dey Labour na one time Buhari associate..they all know who they are by now

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abysirius(m): 8:47am On Mar 14
Clearly this midget is bleating as a result of the pain inflicted on him..na heavy blow dem give am angry grin grin

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saintkel(m): 8:47am On Mar 14
El Rufai n Ronus should enjoy dis disunion....make una no d call obidients biko

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SLIDEwaxie(m): 8:47am On Mar 14
Shehu Sani V2.0

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badoh(m): 8:47am On Mar 14
Yearning nonsense because of failed ministerial appointment. They have seen politics as a lifetime business. You have been minister before and eight years as governor, why can't you go and face your personal business and save yourself from these embarrassment? If you not in politics, will you die? In fact, if this country is indeed worried about the rising ethnic tension and insecurities, BAT better hand over power to a liberal Muslim in North Central like Niger or Kwara State and save this country from the claws of Fulani politicians who don't care about sanctity of human lives.

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emkz: 8:48am On Mar 14
In 2015, El Rufai was said to be a frequent visitor to the villa and was projecting himself as the de facto vice president. There was a rumour that Osinbajo had to assert himself and Buhari politely asked El Rufai to focus on his own state and leave Abuja istration to Abuja politicians.

Then a memo where El Rufai criticized Buhari's economic policies leaked. Does anyone think that document leaked without El Rufai leaking it himself?

I think El Rufai got spoilt when Obasanjo made him one of his closest ministers. He cannot function without being seen to be in charge.

Now that Tinubu decided it might be better to keep El Rufai at arm's length, El Rufai decided to take to the gutters to fight.

El Rufai has fought the following:

1. Atiku
2. Yar'adua
3. Tinubu, when he wanted to dislodge him as the fox of Lagos politics.
4. Buhari, when he called him "Pa Buhari" and advised him not to contest. It was curious he later worked to get Buhari elected.
5. Senator Jonathan Zwingina
6. Senator Ibrahim Mantu
7. Senator Suleman Hunkuyi, for which Buhari named him "Bulldozer"
8. Senator Shehu Sanni
9. Governor Uba Sani
10. PDP
11. APC
12. Nuhu Ribadu
13. Tinubu
...and so many others

El Rufai is an intelligent man, but he lacks political shrewdness and lacks the ability to plan in secret. He could have been seen as a potential president if he matched his intelligence with the charisma of Yar'adua, the maturity of Nuhu Ribadu, the wisdom of Buhari, the bridge-building capacity of Tinubu, the humility of Jonathan, the craftiness of IBB, the silence of Abacha, and the diplomatic skills of Obasanjo. Obasanjo started demonstrating his brashness after his time in power.

Controversy can only take him so far.

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iampeterben(m): 8:48am On Mar 14
Help Obi to win, if it's possible align yourself with PO and make Obi win.
dibunotion(m): 8:48am On Mar 14
Though I like him but Politics is a game. He should work in silence building his structure in his new home. APC outsmarted him. He wanted drama but dey just ignored him and he's bittered about that. he should come to with that and move on.

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bosschinalu(m): 8:48am On Mar 14
MIDGET Doings

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Hellisreal70: 8:48am On Mar 14
Okay, we don hear.

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Enemyofpeace: 8:49am On Mar 14
Short people and wahala be like 5 and 6





Mynd44 good morning o.

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Nahunger(m): 8:49am On Mar 14
Bitterness is that you grin

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Mercisharelove(f): 8:49am On Mar 14
Elrufai please rest and stop disturbing us. You actively worked for this criminal tinubu who is showing you shege today.

Good for you

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magoo10(m): 8:50am On Mar 14
A useless party blended with terrorists ,agbado politics and drunkards cannot be of any use.

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WantsandMore: 8:50am On Mar 14
He who fights by the sword die by the sword…”Jesus Christ of Nazarene Timeless Wisdom”

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Appletek: 8:51am On Mar 14
Anything to make sure that SE votes don't go to Atiku is welcome.

Obi is a blessing to Tinubu's ambitions.

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Thiefobi1: 8:51am On Mar 14
El-rufai will be forgotten so soon he is a lightweight politician.

The only northern politician that command respect and votes in the north is fmr president buhari.

Others are irrelevant.

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SmartPolician: 8:51am On Mar 14
I don't know who's deceiving El-Rufai, making him believe he has a political value. Someone who rode on Buhari's political influence to become governor.

Except Atiku, the most influential Nigerian politicians now are from the South. Even after bragging about having PhD and all that in the last election, Kwankwaso could only win his home state. I don't even see El-Rufai winning Kaduna State if he stupidly runs for president under SDP in 2027.

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SatoshiX: 8:52am On Mar 14
Pained loser. 😂😂
You and your newly found ipob friends can eat the SDP as well.

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oluxy(m): 8:52am On Mar 14

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wellmax(m): 8:53am On Mar 14
Mumu man.

Granting interview up and down to remain relevant

Terrorist. Your disgrace will come in full.

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Rexymania(m): 8:53am On Mar 14
You guys ruled for 8 years, and nothing to show for it. You gave us an half dead man, still nothing to show for it; now you want to come back

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VaginaAcademic: 8:53am On Mar 14
E pain am...no man is God

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killuminati(m): 8:53am On Mar 14
Party na rice? grin

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