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Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has stated that his son Mohammed Bello, is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by personal conviction, despite his outspoken criticism of the ruling party.
Bello currently serves in the National Assembly as a member of the Kaduna North House of Representatives.
El-Rufai made the statements during an appearance on BBC Hausa Service on Thursday evening, shortly after allegedly resisting an effort by Department of State Services (DSS) operatives to detain him at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on his return from Egypt.
Addressing questions about his son’s decision to remain with the APC, El-Rufai, now a prominent figure in the African Democratic Congress, ADC, emphasized that Bello is mature enough to chart his own political path.
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“My son Bello was elected under the platform of the APC and his electorate seem to be happy with the work he is doing, so since he is an adult of over 30 years, he can make his own choices. Politics is about personal preference,” he said.
He further noted that Bello’s continued stay in the APC does not contradict his own opposition to the party.
“If he wants to remain in the APC without getting involved in the party’s wrongdoing because of the home training we gave him, then Alhamdulillah,” he stated.
