Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated his main reason he was absent at the national caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
During a recent interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai faulted the lack of adequate notice for the meeting, noting that he had made other plans.
The national caucus meeting of the APC is a high-level strategic gathering of the party’s top leadership, including the president, vice president, national chairman, members of the National Working Committee, state governors under the party, and key stakeholders such as former governors, ministers, and principal officers of the National Assembly.
It also allows the party leadership to align on political considerations before they are deliberated at the NEC, which includes all state governors and other key economic decision-makers.
El-Rufai during the interview said: “Unfortunately, I won’t attend the APC national caucus meeting, because I will be on my way to Cairo where I spend most of my time. I didn’t get adequate notice.
“The Constitution of our party requests 21 days or I think 14 days’ notice for this kind of national organ meeting. I don’t think that notice was given. If it was given, I don’t think I’d received such an invitation.
“I’ve my plans, and I am leaving tomorrow. Many of my friends will attend and they will give me updates, I don’t think I will miss anything.
“Ramadan is starting. I’ve made my own plans too. When the party meets, I think I’ve shouted loud and clear. So we’ll wait and see what the party will do about it. I don’t have to be there. I’m not the only member of the party that’s unhappy.”
