Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is very angry presently. The All Progressives Congress (APC) top-shot is bitter that the National Executives of the party has allowed Nuhu Ribadu to rejoin the party.
Insiders disclosed to us that Atiku is not very comfortable with the return of the former chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the APC as this move will affect his hold on the party in Adamawa State where they both hailed from.
Our sources revealed to us that Atiku, Gov. Bindo Jibrilla of Adamawa State and others have protested to the National Chairman of APC, Chief John Oyegun about Ribadu’s return the party recently.
Our sources added that APC members in Adamawa State are happy with the return of Ribadu: “We decided to invite Ribadu to return to APC because he was frustrated out by some PDP elements who defected to our party during the merger and countdown to 2015 elections. Ribadu did so much for APC in Adamawa State but the setback which made him to go to PDP was frustration following a disagreement with some of our leaders, like ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on the impeachment of ex-Governor Murtala Nyako. Ribadu worked tirelessly to save Nyako from impeachment but our leaders paid lip service and stoked the fire which made ex-Speaker Umar Fintiri to remove the former governor.”
“The insincerity of APC leaders in the state made Ribadu to defect to PDP against his own volition. So, he left APC as a result of local politics. It was a state affair but today things have changed. When Ribadu was pushed to the wall, he had no choice than to pitch tent with the PDP which needed a credible candidate. Ribadu was frustrated out of APC for being a true party man to save Nyako.”
“And the PDP elements, who joined APC, were uncomfortable with the anti-corruption stance of Ribadu and his acceptance in the party. So, it was convenient to hatch a plot to kick him out of the party. Today Nyako is vindicated and Umar Fintiri is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).”
“We are now out to correct the past by asking him to return to APC because Nyako has been vindicated. The court said his removal was wrong. Ribadu has also been justified because he insisted that Nyako was a victim of political vendetta and abuse of power. Nyako is back. We have realised that we have all wronged Ribadu. We want him back.”