{"id":30293,"date":"2014-08-18T05:16:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T04:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=30293"},"modified":"2014-08-18T05:16:01","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T04:16:01","slug":"ribadus-defection-pdp-wont-affect-fortunes-apc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ribadus-defection-pdp-wont-affect-fortunes-apc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ribadu\u2019s defection to PDP won\u2019t affect our  fortunes- APC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35456\" class=\"base-card-body\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35409\" class=\"msg-body inner  undoreset\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"yiv9641987900\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35455\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35502\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The All Progressives Congress (APC), said on Sunday in Yola that the defection of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not affect the fortunes of the party in Adamawa.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35500\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">APC Secretary in Adamawa, Alhaji Abdullahi Bakari, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the defection would not affect the party\u2019s chances in the Oct.11 governorship bye-election.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35454\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35460\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ribadu, former chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), was also the presidential candidate of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria for the 2011 Presidential Election.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35549\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe are not happy that Ribadu has left us, but one thing that is clear now is that his movement has created more problems for PDP in the state.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35551\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe party in Adamawa is healthy and vibrant, \u00a0what we are working on now is to have a formidable candidate for the Oct. 11 bye-election to recover our \u00a0mandate,\u201d Bakari said.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35553\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">On its part, The PDP in Adamwa said Ribadu\u2019s defection was a welcome development.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35555\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The State Secretary of PDP, Mr Tahir Shehu, told the NAN that the doors of the party were open, \u00a0not only to Ribadu but also for anyone wishing to join it.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408281778742_35557\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meanwhile, a visit to Ribadu\u2019s governorship campaign office in Jimeta area of Yola, showed that it is wearing a new look with PDP flags hoisted there. 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