Nigeria, May 7 -- Bello El-Rufai, the lawmaker representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, has officially resigned from the ruling APC and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

House of Representatives' Speaker Tajudeen Abbas read Mr El-Rufai's resignation letter on the floor of the chamber on Thursday.

Mr El-Rufai's father, former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, left the APC last year for the Social Democratic Party but joined the ADC before being taken into detention over multiple charges.

The junior El-Rufai, who won the Kaduna North seat under the APC platform in 2023, said he would seek re-election under the ADC banner.

In his statement, the first-term lawmaker described the decision as difficult but necessary, saying...