On April 9th 2014, a former Chairman of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, a card carrying member and one
time presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Nuhu
Ribadu said on his official Facebook page “I felt
personally insulted by rumours making the rounds in this space over my alleged
intention to dump my party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
There is no
iota of truth in that malicious falsehood being peddled by persons who do not
wish me and my great party any good. I am a committed
member of APC and I have no reason to lose confidence in the party. For the
past seven days, I have been in my state of Adamawa helping to see to the
smooth conduct of ward congresses and other coming elections. I urge all my friends
here to disregard that rumour as what it is; cheap blackmail from mischievous
persons.”
Four months later, on
August 18, he (Mallam Nuhu Ribadu) went to the same Facebook page after his
defection and said “I know how difficult it may be for you to come to terms
with my defection to another party. But I must assure you that it's a carefully
considered decision for which I do not wish to hurt anyone's feeling. I'll not
embark on a needless animosity with my good friends; irrespective of political,
religious, regional and ethnic affiliations…My defection shouldn't be seen as an
initiation of political antagonism with my good friends in another party. I
still hold them in high esteem, and even where there are marked differences, I
believe there are decorous and honourable ways of resolving them. So, kindly
disregard any statement said to be by me attacking the personality of any
politician since my defection. I'll never allow myself to be drawn into such
disrespectful exchange.”
MY THOUGHT...
Like I keep saying, all these politicians should not be trusted. One minute they are in party A, the next minute, party Q. They are all rogues
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