Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has addressed speculations surrounding his potential presidential ambition in 2027.

Speaking on Monday night, during an interview on Arise TV, El-Rufai said that his meetings with politicians from other parties had been misinterpreted.

The former governor clarified that his interactions did not indicate plans to dump  the ruling All Progressives Congress.

He said: “It should be clear that the fact that I’m in the APC doesn’t mean that I cannot visit a friend of mine who is in the PDP or SDP. So anytime I visit anyone that is not in APC, they say, ‘Oh, he’s thinking of leaving the party.’

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“When I visited my brother and friend Shehu Gabam at the SDP headquarters, they said, ‘Oh, he has joined the SDP.’ Again, not true.

“I don’t know where I will end up if the APC doesn’t come back to where we started. But one thing I can tell you for sure is that PDP is not a party that I will go to, ever.

“I have thought about that. I’ve decided that long ago, and nothing has changed. In fact, if anything, PDP has gotten worse.

“If people say they want to see me, I’m not going to say, ‘You are PDP, I won’t see you,’ or ‘You are SDP’, I will only meet with APC people.’ It is my duty to meet with everyone.

“It is my duty to guide and mentor young people across partisan divides. So, I meet with people but the moment I meet with everyone, everything is reduced to politics.”