El-Rufai Boys, Nasiriyya Youth, Former ADC Aspirants Dump Ashiru, Declare Support for Uba Sani

El-Rufai Boys, Nasiriyya Youth, Former ADC Aspirants Dump Ashiru, Declare Support for Uba Sani

By Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

A political realignment has emerged in Kaduna State as members of the El-Rufai Boys Vanguard, Nasiriyya Youth, former African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidates and aspirants, alongside party executives and grassroots mobilisers, have announced their resignation from the ADC and declared their support for Governor Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The group made the declaration on Thursday, November 12, 2026, during a press conference at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Secretariat in Kaduna, where it announced the collapse of its support structure for former Kaduna State governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Isa Ashiru Kudan, and its decision to align with the APC.

Addressing journalists, the convener, Hon. Ibrahim Khalil Dan Kasa, a former ADC State Assembly candidate for Unguwan Sanusi Constituency, said the decision followed extensive consultations across the three senatorial districts of the state.

He said the realignment involved the El-Rufai Boys Vanguard, Nasiriyya Youth, former ADC candidates and aspirants, party executives, as well as more than 2,000 active ward coordinators and grassroots mobilisers across Kaduna State.

Explaining the reasons behind their decision, Dan Kasa said the group had become dissatisfied with what it described as poor leadership, political marginalisation, lack of direction and the alleged mistreatment of its members within the opposition camp.

He maintained that although their political background and loyalty were nurtured under former Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, they could no longer allow political sentiment to override what they considered the need for purposeful leadership and tangible development.

Among the grievances raised was what the group described as the failure of the leadership of the El-Rufai Youth Movement to defend its members against alleged marginalisation and neglect.

The group also accused the ADC leadership of denying credible aspirants from the El-Rufai camp opportunities to secure party tickets during the candidate selection process.

It specifically cited the Kawo and Doka Gabasawa State Assembly constituencies, alleging that recommendations made by El-Rufai to the party hierarchy in favour of qualified aspirants from the camp were disregarded.

On the governorship campaign, the group expressed disappointment over what it described as the absence of a clear policy direction, manifesto or actionable blueprint from the Isa Ashiru campaign, despite its members having been involved in the political alignment for about seven months.

It further alleged that while members of its grassroots structures provided mobilisation support and defended the campaign, some individuals within the Ashiru camp made disparaging comments about El-Rufai and his political legacy.

The group also complained about the alleged abandonment of ward executives, polling unit coordinators and youth organisers, particularly in the areas of logistics, security and welfare.

Giving reasons for its new political direction, Dan Kasa said Governor Uba Sani’s administration had demonstrated a commitment to continuity, inclusive governance and development across the state.

He particularly commended the governor for what the group described as the completion of more than 80 per cent of critical urban and infrastructural projects initiated by the previous administration, saying the approach reflected administrative maturity and a determination to sustain development.

The group also praised the governor’s efforts at promoting religious and ethnic harmony, strengthening social cohesion and extending infrastructural development to rural communities across the state’s 23 local government areas.

It further described the administration’s approach to youth inclusion as encouraging, noting that young people should be given meaningful opportunities in governance and decision-making rather than being used merely for political mobilisation.

In its final resolution, the group announced that its entire grassroots network, comprising the El-Rufai Boys Vanguard, Nasiriyya Youth, former ADC candidates and aspirants, party executives and more than 2,000 mobilisers, would formally integrate into the APC.

It also pledged to deploy its grassroots structures, organisational capacity and digital platforms in support of Governor Uba Sani’s administration, with a commitment to what it described as the continued peace, progress and consolidation of Kaduna State.

The statement was signed by Hon. Ibrahim Khalil Dan Kasa, Convener of the El-Rufai Boys Vanguard and former ADC State Assembly candidate for Unguwan Sanusi Constituency, on behalf of the groups and political stakeholders involved in the realignment.

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