PDP Leadership Not Aware of Ribadu's Defection

PDP's national leadership has declared that it has no idea that the former EFCC chairman, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has defected from APC.

As the story goes, even though there are rumors that he has defected to PDP, Ribadu himself is yet to formally defect to the ruling party.

According to the PUNCH newspaper, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Ibrahim Jalo, on Saturday, said "We have not been told that he has defected. There are rumours here and there, but as I speak with you, we have not been told he has moved.

"It is after the official defection that we can be able to say whether he had moved or not and whether he will get waiver or not. Even at that, he has to ask for the waiver."

Ribadu is under pressure from the national leadership of the party and the Presidency to defect and contest the governorship election of Adamawa State under the platform of the ruling PDP.

The former chairman of the EFCC was the presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria in 2011.

Those who have so far indicated interest to contest the election under the platform of the PDP are the former Military Administrator of Lagos State, General Buba Marwa, former Senator representing Adamawa Central, Abubakar Girei, a former Political Adviser to the President, Ahmed Gulak, and former Minister, Idi Hong.

Others include: Dr. Umar Ardo, former Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr. Ahmed Modibo, Mr. Markus Gundiri and the son of former PDP national chairman, Mr. Awual Tukur.

The acting Governor, Bala Ngilari has also announced his intention to contest following the pressure he received from 13 of his colleagues from the State House of Assembly