{
  "id": 15462446,
  "title": "El-Rufai’s Ex-Ally: ADC is dead in Kaduna",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/el-rufais-ex-ally-adc-is-dead-in-kaduna",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:15:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/el-rufais-ex-ally-adc-is-dead-in-kaduna/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sai'du, a former ally of Malam Nasir El-Rufai and a prominent figure in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has declared the party dead in Kaduna State. Sai'du, who left the ADC along with over 200,000 members, made the announcement during an event in Zaria to welcome ADC defectors. Alongside Sai'du were ADC gubernatorial aspirant Alhaji Jafaru Sani, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari, and other former ADC members. Sai'du stated that the Kaduna De-Initiatives, the backbone of the ADC, were instrumental in building the party from the grassroots level. However, he accused a few individuals who joined the ADC of hijacking the party. Sai'du and his supporters argued that there was no merit in comparing ADC candidates to those of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the two parties differed significantly. Following the defection, Sai'du claimed that the number of ADC members who joined APC had reached over 100,000. He predicted that ADC would come in third place in the upcoming election, and Governor Uba Sani welcomed the defection, describing Sai'du as a principled and trustworthy politician.",
  "summary": "Former Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress(ADC), Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, has declared the party dead in Kaduna State, following his defection with over 200,000 card-carrying members to the All Progressives Congress(APC). Alhaji Bashir Sai’du, a former political ally of Malam Nasir El-Rufai and former Commissioner of Finance in the last administration, made this declaration […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "2027: Uba Sani targets 3 million votes in Kaduna as top El-Rufai allies defect to APC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/2027-uba-sani-targets-3-million-votes-in-kaduna-as-top-el-rufai",
        "published": "2026-10-18T16:26:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Former El-Rufai ally, others defect to APC in Kaduna",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/former-el-rufai-ally-others-defect-to-apc-in-kaduna",
        "published": "2026-10-18T18:52:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}