The Kaduna State chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has said that ex-governor Nasir el-Rufai is yet to register as a member of the party two weeks after his defection.
The party also rejected the purported dissolution of the Kaduna State Working Committee of the party by the National Secretariat.
Addressing a press conference yesterday in Kaduna, Idris Inuwa, Assistant National Secretary, North-west zone, said el-Rufai’s membership of the party remained a rumour as he is yet to follow due process of becoming a member.
The former governor had on March 10, 2025, announced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the SDP citing a growing misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of the party as the primary reason for his decision.
However, Inuwa said el-Rufai has yet to formalise his membership of the party as there are no records of his membership at the ward and local government levels.
“It has come to our notice that certain individuals, including Nasir el-Rufai, are being rumoured to have joined the SDP. However, neither the Chairman of the Kaduna North Local Government Chapter in Kaduna State nor the leadership of Unguwar Sarki ward has any record of these memberships.
“We advise him and any other interested individual to follow the proper procedures if they wish to officially become members of the party,” Inuwa said.