Senator Ahmed Wadada, representing Nasarawa West, has announced his impending departure from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and attributed the move to the destabilizing influence of former Kaduna Governor Nasir El‑Rufai. Wadada, who joined the SDP following his exit from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2022, cited growing internal tensions within the party. He accused El‑Rufai of orchestrating a “backdoor takeover,” undermining democratic norms and disregarding the voices of long-standing SDP members. The SDP Integrity Group—an internal watchdog—had previously rejected claims that El‑Rufai would assume a leadership role, calling such moves “vexatious and ill‑advised” and warning against any attempt to hijack the party’s structure. According to Wadada, the fallout from these events has made it impossible for principled politicians...