It was a day dream, a day i hoped never came to pass, a day i can describe as one of my most shocking moments as a
passive active player in Nigerian politics. The rumour has been rife
at an alarming rate for weeks, infact the reports of meetings and
counter meetings have been tiring, at a point i prayed so hard
silently that this nemesis never came to pass.
Alas, on Sunday 17th August 2014, the news spread like wildfire,
national and international news agencies alike broke the news, the
social media was agog with the shocker of the moment, it was now crystal clear that the former presidential candidate of the now
defunct Action Congress of Nigeria A.C.N, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has finally decamped from the opposition All Progressives Congress A.P.C,to the ruling People’s Democratic Party P.D.P to contest the 2014 Adamawa gubernatorial election.
As a keen observer of the Nigerian political terrain for years now,
the decamping of Nigerian politicians from one party to the other Is
no more news and is always not surprising as we have seen ridiculous decampings in recent years, but sincerely speaking i was astonished by this, may be because of the track record of Ribadu, or because i supported and campaigned for him vigorously in the build up to the 2011 presidential election, it’s so shocking because this is the first time if i am not mistaken a politician will decamp when the party needs him most.....www.horizonia.net