Finally, Ribadu returns to APC

Former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), on Friday, said he has returned to the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that he took the
decision as “as a loyal party man.”
He said: “Today I heeded the calls on me to return to the All
Progressives Congress (APC), a party of which I was a
founding member,” he said in a statement.
“I re-registered as a member of the APC last night through the
party’s online portal. After that, the leadership of the party in
my Bako ward of Yola South Local Government Area visited
me in my Yola residence to welcome me back to their fold.
“This afternoon, I visited the Yola South secretariat of the
party to present myself and submit to the leadership as a
loyal party man. My decision to return to the APC was
triggered by my belief that all politics are local.
“Almost everyone around me, and with whom we started my
political journey believed the time had come for us to make
sacrifices and make concessions. That is in addition to the
unbelievable love that my friends in the APC have showered
on me in the past months.
“They demonstrated in words and action that they wanted me
back home. The intractable crises in the PDP also made it
impossible for one to contribute to the necessary task of
building a viable opposition platform for our country.
“I also did a deep and long reassessment of the circumstances
that warranted my exit from the APC in the first place. I left
the APC in 2014 owing to fundamental disagreements with the
ways the chapter of the party in my state was run after it fell
into some hands.
“Some colleagues and I tried hard to reposition the fold and
save the then APC administration from an orchestrated
impeachment plot. We didn’t succeed.
“Events in the last 15 months have addressed many of the
issues and healed some of the wounds. More so, with the
genuine and sincere invitations I received since last year to
retrace my steps into the party, I decided to return after
consulting family and political associates at all levels.
“I would like to appreciate all those members of the party who
privately and publicly prodded me to return to the party. My
appreciation also goes to the leadership of our party, from my
ward in Bako to the national leadership, for the enthusiasm
they showed in having me back.”