•Fears Aspirants’ Gang-up Against
Ribadu
•I am sure of getting party’s waiver
—Marwa
•Imposition would affect party —
Gulak
By Henry Umoru, KINGSLEY
OMONOBI
AHEAD the October 11 gubernatorial
election in Adamawa State, strong
indications emerged yesterday that
the presidency may have bowed to
criticisms trailing its support for
former Chairman, Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, just as it has
made a U- Turn on him.
President Goodluck Jonathan and
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu
It was gathered yesterday that for
fear of any gang up against Ribadu if
he emerges the candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP by
other aggrieved aspirants and party
leaders, the presidency was said to
have now soft- pedalled on Ribadu.
Speculations have been on that
Ribadu was drafted into the Adamawa
governorship race by the Presidency
on the recommendation of the
Principal Private Secretary to the
President, Ambassador Hassan
Tukur. The presidential aide and
Ribadu were classmates who have
enjoyed a long-standing relationship
with each other.
Meanwhile, former military
administrator of Lagos and Borno
States, Brigadier-General Buba
Marwa,rtd) yesterday declared that he
will contest the governorship race of
Adamawa state under the banner of
the Peoples Democratic Party adding
that he will win the seat for the Party
in the bye election slated for October
11 this year.
Disclosing that he was sure of
getting the party’s waiver to contest
the election, General Marwa said that
the decampment of Mallam Nuhu
Ribadu who is being touted as
‘anointed candidate’ as well as
others, posed no threat to his
ambition.
Also, Special Adviser to President
Goodluck Jonathan, Barrister Ahmed
Gulak has warned that imposition
would have a disastrous effect on the
chance of the party in winning the
state’s guber election, stressed that
the least anybody could wish the
people at this trying moment was for
them to be allowed to choose their
leader.
However, following the support from
the Presidency, Ribadu who was the
2011 Presidential candidate of the
defunct Action Congress of Nigeria,
ACN and a Chieftain of All
Progressives Congress, APCRibadu,
picked his governorship form through
his political associate, Hammidu
Mahmud, at the national secretariat
of the PDP in Abuja where he told
Journalists that he was not aware
that President Goodluck Jonathan
had anointed him as the party’s
governorship candidate.
According to him, “We are not aware
that the president wants Ribadu, it
was some PDP chieftains in the state
who called on Ribadu to come and
contest for the governorship of the
state. So the question of the
president wanting Ribadu does not
arise in the case.”
It will be recalled that the
Presidency, particularly the PPS has
neither denied nor confirmed the
speculations, Ribadu has
consistently denied that he was
running for the governorship of
Adamawa on the strength of an
alleged presidential support.h
Ribadu who has just joined the party
must get a waiver from the PDP in
line with PDP’s constitution, Section
50 (9) which says: “There shall be a
minimum of two year membership
span for a member to be eligible to
stand for election into any public
office, unless the appropriate
executive committee gives a waiver
or rules to the contrary.”
According to a member of Board of
Trustees, BoT of PDP from the
South-South zone and a member of
the president’s inner caucus, “The
race in the coming days is likely to
be very interesting but we have all
resolved to be very careful because
in politics, you cannot take chances,
especially ones that are likely to
jeopardize the chances of your party.
Meanwhile, former Vice President
Atiku Abubakar, a source said was
waiting for aggrieved members of
PDP who will kick when Ribadu
eventually becomes the PDP
candidate as he was said to be
waiting to lure them to the APC.
Those who bought forms according
to the record at the Mobilisation
office in the office of the National
Organising Secretary and obtained by
Saturday Vanguard yesterday are the
Acting Governor, Ahmadu Umaru
Fintiri; a three time gubernatorial
aspirant, Dr. Umar Ardo; former
Chairman, Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam
Nuhu Ribadu; Senator Abubakar
Girei; former Special Adviser to
President Goodluck Jonathan on
Political Matters, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak;
Erstwhile Military Administrator of
Lagos and Borno States, Brig. Gen.
Mohammed Buba Marwa and former
Minister of Statement Foreign Affairs,
Dr. Aliyu Idi- Hong. Others are the
immediate Executive Secretary,
Universal Basic Education
Commission, UBEC, Dr. Ahmed
Modibbo Mohammed; Son of former
PDP National Chairman, Awwal
Bamanga Tukur; Marcus Natina
Gundiri; James Shuiabu Barka; Jerry
Kundusi; Engr. Brig. Gen. A.A.V.
Kana and Andrawus Sawa.
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A lot of pawns are to be sacrificed on the Adamawa's political chessboard

this Adamawa election will be action packed I see ribadu becoming irrelevant at the end of the day.

Hahahahahahahah Ribadu don enter one chance bus.if this story is true, Ribadu don mess up himself already.

RIBADU! YOU DON ENTER ONE CHANCE! AANU E DE N SHE MI! SORRY!!! NDO!!! KAJI KWO?