El-Rufai also wondered why the ruling party did not expel him but waited for him to resign from the party.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has responded to comments from some chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after his exit, saying the party should have expelled him.
He made this known recently while featuring on BBC Hausa Service.
TheNiche had earlier reported that El-Rufai defected from the APC to the Social Democratic Party, (SDP) a few days ago.
He blamed the misalignment between his personal values and the current direction of the APC for his defection to the SDP.
The ex-governor also expressed disappointment with the APC leadership, stressing that the party strayed from the progressive ideals of its founding members.
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However, after his exit, some chieftains of the APC mocked him and insisted his exit from the party is inconsequential.
Reacting to the development in the interview with BBC, El-Rufai reaffirmed that he has left the APC, urging his detractors to “eat the party if it is food.”
He went on to say his expulsion from the party would have saved him from the inconvenience of explaining him exit.
El-Rufai said: “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.”
