APC claim Ribadu's deflection
won't affect them.
Yola - The All Progressives
Congress (APC), said on Sunday
in Yola that the defection of
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
would not affect the fortunes of
the party in Adamawa.
APC Secretary in Adamawa, Alhaji
Abdullahi Bakari, who stated this
in an interview with the media
said the defection would not
affect the party’s chances in the
October 11 governorship bye-
election.
Ribadu, former chairman of
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), was also the
presidential candidate of defunct
Action Congress of Nigeria for
the 2011 Presidential Election.
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“We are not happy that Ribadu
has left us, but one thing that is
clear now is that his movement
has created more problems for
PDP in the state.”
“The party in Adamawa is
healthy and vibrant, what we are
working on now is to have a
formidable candidate for the
October 11 bye-election to
recover our mandate,” Bakari
said.
On its part, The PDP in Adamwa
said Ribadu’s defection was a
welcome development.
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The State Secretary of PDP, Tahir
Shehu, told the mediathat the
doors of the party were open,
not only to Ribadu but also for
anyone wishing to join it.
Meanwhile, a visit to Ribadu’s
governorship campaign office in
Jimeta area of Yola, showed that
it is wearing a new look with PDP
flags hoisted there.
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