Yola capital of Adamawa state was today
agog with a formal declaration of Malam
Nuhu Ribadu, a former police officer and
anti-corruption czar into the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP). Ribadu also declared his intention
to run for governor in the upcoming
gubernatorial election in the state.
Ribadu, who was received by crowd at the Yola
Airport, proceeded to the PDP secretariat where
was received by officials of the party.
Several members of his former party, the All
Progressive Congress (APC) also decamped to
the PDP.
In his remarks at the party secretariat, he said,
“Today is a happy day for me. I am awed and
inspired even further by the cheerful crowd that
received me at the airport and which has come
with me to this place. Whatever way I turn, I feel
a sense of boundless happiness at coming home,
more so now with a mission to be
accomplished; a task dear to the hearts of all
the people of Adamawa State. This is, therefore,
not an ordinary day for me, and as indeed it is
not for the rest of the patriotic citizens of this
State – we are here on the march of history.
“I would like to appreciate those members of the
PDP who privately and publicly prodded me to
join this party. My appreciation also to the
leadership of our party (PDP) for the warm
reception accorded me deserving of any full-
fledged party stalwart. This kind reception did
not start today; it began from the day I signified
the intention of joining this great party. Today, I
come to you as a full blown party member which
defines himself in the spirit of community service
and party development.”
Ribadu, who said his ambition is tilted towards
service, also stated,
“The trigger of me being here today is the
passion to uplift that I have; it is that spirit with
which I am known, all my life. It is that zeal that
saw me going into the police, as against
obviously more lucrative career paths. My
philosophy, as we were taught, is that one
should put the interest of the public over any
other consideration. In life of service, one’s first
consideration should be the impact one makes
under the circumstance. It is, therefore, that
same will to serve that is responsible for me
respecting and answering to the people’s choice
to come back home and serve the people of
Adamawa State under the platform of the PDP.
“Let me declare that I am here as an ordinary
PDP member whose personal aspiration is
organically tied to the best aspiration and
progress of all people of this great state. I am
not here on anyone’s errand. I want to stress the
point also that I am here on my own and thus
prepare to subject myself to all norms and
protocols of the party. I preach respect of law
and order and the respect for constituted
authorities, anywhere I go. It is a template of my
action and conduct. I, therefore, cannot breach
the teachings of my gospel. I anticipate
participation in all democratic processes that
would lead to the emergence of a candidate for
the Party. What I would however appeal for is for
the party to also treat all of us as its members
with equal rights. We should all be treated with
fairness in a transparent manner that is the
hallmark of democracy.”
He also appeals to other contestants to play
issue-based politics saying, “I would appeal to
all political actors in the state, especially my
fellow aspirants to go into the field armed with
our rules of engagements. No one’s ambition is
worth the peace and stability of our people. We
should eschew antagonism or stoking primordial
sentiments. Elections would come and go, but
the people will always be together. Damaging
the harmony we enjoy as a people would have
dire consequences on all of us and is the gravest
disservice anyone can do for our dear state.”

http://saharareporters.com/2014/08/23/ribadu-formally-declares-pdp-adamawa

Well good luck to Ribadu, do not expect an easy ride in your new party's primaries. And if you eventually comes out successful expect an herculean task in defeating whoever the APC will field.

Let the politicking begin in Adamawa as we await October 11th.

The bigger the risk, the greater the reward, if Ribadu misses the governorship position, it will be a big loss.

I even saw his gubernatorial jingle on STV today . . . .Dude serious gan . . . . .

Go Ribadu, i hope he wins, the real battle is at the PDP primaries, If he can scale that hurdle, the governorship seat is his.

Nigerian Politicians are a funny lot. No iota of integrity. Mr Ribadu, what follows next? Will you indulge in senseless bashing of the opposition, the APC like you used to mow PDP? How do you intend to convince the masses that APC's ideologies is no longer the best, rather PDP's. This whole thing stinks of insincerity and deceit. This also says a lot about the so-called APC members. They are all aggrieved members who will gallop back into PDP if given a chance... #pathetic

Now its official... where are the janjaw33ds? egift and co? very soon Tinubu and Fashola will follow suit