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| Mallam Nuhu Ribadu |
Former
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Friday, said he
has returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that he
took the decision as “as a loyal party man.”
He said:
“Today I heeded the calls on me to return to the All Progressives Congress
(APC), a party of which I was a founding member,” he said in a statement.
“I
re-registered as a member of the APC last night through the party’s online
portal. After that, the leadership of the party in my Bako ward of Yola South
Local Government Area visited me in my Yola residence to welcome me back to
their fold.
“This afternoon, i visited the Yola South secretariat of the party
to present myself and submit to the leadership as a loyal party man. My
decision to return to the APC was triggered by my belief that all politics are
local.
“Almost everyone around me, and with whom we started my political
journey believed the time had come for us to make sacrifices and make
concessions. That is in addition to the unbelievable love that my friends in
the APC have showered on me in the past months.
“They demonstrated in words and
action that they wanted me back home. The intractable crises in the PDP also
made it impossible for one to contribute to the necessary task of building a
viable opposition platform for our country.
“I also did a deep and long reassessment
of the circumstances that warranted my exit from the APC in the first place. I
left the APC in 2014 owing to fundamental disagreements with the ways the
chapter of the party in my state was run after it fell into some hands.
“Some
colleagues and I tried hard to reposition the fold and save the then APC
administration from an orchestrated impeachment plot. We didn’t succeed.
“Events in the last 15 months have addressed many of the issues and healed some
of the wounds. More so, with the genuine and sincere invitations I received
since last year to retrace my steps into the party, I decided to return after
consulting family and political associates at all levels.
“I would like to
appreciate all those members of the party who privately and publicly prodded me
to return to the party. My appreciation also goes to the leadership of our
party, from my ward in Bako to the national leadership, for the enthusiasm they
showed in having me back.”
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