Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has warned that Nigeria’s social capital may be completely destroyed if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are returned to power in 2027.

El-Rufai issued the warning in Sokoto during a grassroots’ mobilisation campaign organised by the opposition coalition platform, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

He declared his full support for the movement and vowed to help galvanise Nigerians to ensure the APC is voted out of office.

He insisted that allowing the current administration to secure a second term would pose a serious threat to the country’s future.

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According to him, “I believe that if we allow this party and the government to continue for a second term in office, what remains of Nigeria’s social capital will be destroyed, and we may not have a country at all. So, this is a fight for our lives.”

El-Rufai said his return to active politics is not driven by personal ambition but by the urgent need to reverse “failures of the current government”.

“I am not in politics to get anything for myself. I am in politics to serve. When the government does not serve the people, it is my duty as a senior citizen to come out and condemn it and take steps to reverse the situation,” he stated.

The former governor explained that the ADC coalition was formed by political stakeholders opposed to the APC’s policies, adding that the Sokoto rally was the first step in a broader national mobilisation effort.

“We are in Sokoto to begin the process of mobilising Nigerians against the APC government anywhere and the federal government in Abuja,” he explained.

El-Rufai, who was one of the founding members of the APC, officially left the ruling party in March 2025 to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP), citing dissatisfaction with the administration’s direction. (Daily Trust)