Ribadu Finally Dumps APC, Joins PDP to Contest for Governor

Former presidential candidate of ACN and ex-chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, has defected from All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. Ribadu’s siblings registered for him at his Makama Ward in Yola South and sent the registration card to him in Abuja to enable him pick the PDP governorship form for the Adamawa State governorship election. It was also gathered that he would likely address journalists on Monday on his governorship ambition. But when Punch contacted them, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party said it was not aware yet that the former EFCC boss had defected to the party from the All Progressives Congress. The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Ibrahim Jalo, said “It is after the official defection that we can say whether he had moved or not and whether he will get waiver or not. Even at that, he has to ask for the waiver.” On different social media platforms on Saturday, prominent members of the PDP have congratulated Ribadu for defecting to their party. Ribadu has been under pressure from the national leadership of the party and the Presidency to defect and contest the governorship election of Adamawa State under the platform of PDP. Acting Governor, Bala Ngilari, has also announced his intention to contest following the pressure he received from 13 of his colleagues from the state House of Assembly.