₦airaland Forum

Social Democratic Party (SDP) & Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

*SDP NATIONAL SECRETARIAT*
*Press Statement*

*SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (SDP) REJECTS NASIR AHMAD EL-RUFAI, BANISHES HIM FOR 30 YEARS*

In line with the Constitution of the SDP, the ideology, manifesto, principles and practices thereof, and in consonance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Electoral Act pertaining to the exclusive right of a political party to determine its membership, the National Working Committee deliberated on the controversial membership status of Nasir Ahmad Elrufai from Kaduna State who has in recent months been parading himself as a member of the SDP despite the assertion of the Kaduna State Executives that he has not joined the SDP but has instead been promoting the activities of other political party in the State.

At the initial stage, this individual Nasir Ahmad Elrufai was given the benefit of the doubt given his status as an elderly person, a former Minister and State Governor who should know the implications of false representation and impersonation, especially given the fact that he published on his social media handles that he had joined the SDP which led to congratulatory messages from prominent leaders of our party and a letter of support at his request by the National Publicity Secretary.

However upon thorough inquiry, it turned out that the Kaduna State SDP was right and this individual had not joined the SDP. The following facts emerged:

(1) Nasir Ahmad Elrufai failed to register at his Ward as required by the law despite falsely publishing on social media that he had joined the SDP;

(2) Elrufai devoted so much time to putting up false representation of membership by seeking photo opportunities with the suspended National Chairman Shehu Musa Gabam and some leaders of the SDP who assumed that he had joined the SDP in Kaduna State;

(3) El-Rufai was confronted by serious eligibility problems given an unpleasant history of intolerance and persecution of the SDP as an opposition party during his time as the Governor of Kaduna State under the APC;

(4) Apparently to run away from his past, Elrufai proposed an elaborate welcome ceremony at the SDP National Secretariat in Abuja but was politely counseled that such a jamboree was not tenable and he should go home to register at his Ward in Kaduna State after passing simple eligibility interview and on boarding process.

(5) Rather than register lawfully with the Ward Executives, this individual simply forged his own documents and self-registered and arrogated to himself "number 001 in the SDP membership register of Unguwar Sarki Ward, Kaduna North Local Government Area", as if the Ward had no single member prior to his purported joining. This is contrary to all existing and updated records of the SDP in Kaduna State.

(6) His dodgy membership status aside, Elrufai has been illegitimately trading with the name of the SDP in various forums and other political transactions around the so-called Coalition, despite knowing that he has no such authority and contrary to the declared policy of the SDP National Working Committee and other organs.

(7) Additionally, despite his opaque status, innumerable have been the destabilising schemes of the said Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai against the SDP at both national, state and local levels such that peace which was the hallmark of the SDP has eluded the party since he began fraternising with our leadership and membership.

( The obscene dangling of cash and other inducements and pure guile and utter deception, misinformation and disinformation have characterised his modus operandi leading to years of comradeship giving way to disunity, distrust, intrigues and manipulations, culminating in sponsorship and financing of grossly unconstitutional and brazenly bizzare pronouncements and gambits.

The NWC therefore and hereby decides that by confirming and ratifying the denunciation of Nasir Ahmad Elrufai which was earlier done by his Unguwar Sarki Ward, Kaduna North Local Government Area and Kaduna State Executive Committee in Kaduna State, the SDP at all levels disassociates, disclaims, disfellowships, excommunicates Nasir Ahmad Elrufai as a member of the SDP; and to the extent that he purportedly claims membership by self registration or any other means, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai is consequently expelled from the membership of the Social Democratic Party anywhere in Nigeria and globally.

The foregoing actions by the NWC, which are in the exercise of its exclusive powers as guaranteed in Article 19.1; 19.3(i) and 19.5 of the Party Constitution 2022, (as amended) are consequent upon the unacceptable acts of gross indiscipline of Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, particularly, in respect of the undeniable fact of having publicly declared for the ADC, which is chosen as their so-called 'coalition' vehicle and his confirmed acts towards dragging the SDP dishonestly into their so-called coalition through the back door; and his selfish agenda to destabilise the party (having failed in his mission), by way of sponsoring a group of dissidents to call an illegal National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Party on Friday July 25, 2025, Nasir Ahmad Elrufai is hereby banished and banned from applying to the membership, identifying with the name, insignia, logo, symbol, mark or any activities, organs, agencies and institutions of the SDP or donating to, supporting, contributing to, participating in any affairs of the SDP for a period of 30 (thirty) years effective from today.

Members of the SDP across Nigeria and the general public are by this public notice informed that Mallam Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai is not a member of the SDP, and does not represent the interests of the Party at any level, and for any purpose or to any intent.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and relevant agencies and institutions are hereby notified of the non-member status and non-eligibility of Mallam Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai for SDP membership effective until Wednesday July 28, 2055.

The SDP is committed to national patriotism, party discipline, ideological clarity, moral rectitude, candour, honour, integrity, principled opposition, fair contest and internal democracy. We welcome all Nigerians who subscribe to these ideals and have the revolutionary patience to move the Nigerian people towards Abolition of Corruption and Farewell to Poverty and Insecurity, without cutting corners and indulging in duplicity or insincerity.

Araba Rufus Aiyenigba, National Publicity Secretary, SDP
28:7:2025

SDP, how do you expel someone that never registered in your party? Some politicians are learning to practice lunatics, we hear the voice of emilokan, yet the hand of ...

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SDP, how do you expel someone that never registered in your party? Some politicians are learning to practice lunatics, we hear the voice of emilokan, yet the hand of ...

You made a very valid statement (no pun intended). How can you expel someone you said is not your member

How do you expel someone that you said never registered with your party?

He was interfering in the internal affairs of the party

He is not a member of your party yet you expelled him, like this people think we are all fools?

Sheuns:
How do you expel someone that you said never registered with your party?

English is not their "mother tongue". So the Use of English can be very confusing to almost all politicians. Please forgive their use of the language.

It is clear that SDP is an extension of APC....thank God the coalition did not use SDP.

30yrs na for life be that now, haba SDP.

This news legit?

Where are they expelling him to please keep him there

Both El rufai, Atiku and Tinubu are all the same. They have nothing to offer nigerians. PO is the only one that can turn Nigeria around

The midget is so desperate
He has been relegated to the background

Good they mean he will not allow to joiysdp for the next 30 years due to his criminal records

How old is El Rufai again 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Plus thirty years ban

Not like he was interested

Next to be expelled from Labour Party is the Yahoo Fake Messiah

The butcher of Kaduna is really feeling the heat, that's the price you pay when you are a religious bigots. i am surprised Obidients now see him as a Hero.
We still remember how bandits took over Kaduna, killed lots of Southern Kaduna people, established an emirate, made Friday work free day, Churches suffered persecutions. He fixed Monthly sanitation date to be on Sunday. Muslim Muslim ticket. His sins are enormous.

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SDP, how do you expel someone that never registered in your party? Some politicians are learning to practice lunatics, we hear the voice of emilokan, yet the hand of ...

Well noted. Plus, all these allegations against him constitute crimes . No talk of reporting him to law enforcement. . All of them na same thing

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30years ban is equivalent to eternal ban , Rufai should live that party and look for another one

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SDP, how do you expel someone that never registered in your party? Some politicians are learning to practice lunatics, we hear the voice of emilokan, yet the hand of ...

The headline is misleading

It's more of ex-communicating him.

SDP said; “Having confirmed that he publicly declared for the ADC and continued to act in a manner contrary to the principles and practices of the SDP, the party has no option but to disassociate and excommunicate him.

El Rufai is not trusted by the President, the NASS, the security force like the DSS, rejected by the APC and now rejected by SDP.

He was even rejected by the ipobs who claimed that he was behind the killings in southern Kaduna.

But they've since made a U-turn, now claiming he's their messiah.

EL Rufai should try his luck with the labour party and be a deputy to Obi.

The combo should sell in the south east.

Nigerian politics is like no other....just like everything about Nigeria trying to rationalise things only ends up confounding you further.

How old is El-Rufai now, if we add thirty years (30) it will mean almost 100. His he a member of SDP? Tinubu is OTP.

El RUFAIi will certainly remove tinubu,

Tinubu's camp is in disarray with every single move of PETER OBI and EL RUFAI

Haa... 30 yrs... Nobody wants ElRufai except obidients.... Omo

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SDP, how do you expel someone that never registered in your party? Some politicians are learning to practice lunatics, we hear the voice of emilokan, yet the hand of ...

They are a former NWC actually

There is a new leadership on board.

They should make it 100 years, dying SDP😒

Helinues food don land

Ds country just too funny walahi,how do you expell person wey nova officially register with you, you even expell hm for 30yrs, how many years elrufai still get to live on earth? E like say na APC they control or advice this mumu party ooo..

Hand don touch this one oooooooooooooooooooooo

interesting . Short man sha . President Tinubu is a Gentleman if not,the short man and his gangsters for dey REST with mazi Onyendu....

There are a lot of infiltrators and collaborators everywhere.