Former presidential candidate on the platform of the now rested Action Congress of Nigeria, in the 2011 election, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has explained why he dumped his presidential ambition to contest for the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Adamawa State.
The former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission stated this after he submitted his nomination form at the national headquarters of the PDP in Abuja on Monday.
According to him, his desire to serve at any level propelled him to drop his initial ambition, adding that, “Everything in my life has been about public service. I’m prepared to serve in any capacity.
“If you ask me to come and be a sweeper of any street in any part of the country, I’m ready to do that. I don’t even have power of my own in any part.”
Asked whether he was worried that the PDP was yet to grant him and other defected aspirants waivers needed to contest the primary, he said no.
”I am not worried about the waiver. I have followed the rules. I am a law and order person. I have done my own bit and I will wait for the party to do their own. That part is not my responsibility,” he said.
It was observed that the constitution of the party says, new members and returnees are not qualified to seek elective positions until after two years, except they get a waiver.
Section 50 (9) of the PDP constitution reads, “There shall be a minimum of two year membership span for a member to be eligible to stand for election into any public office, unless the appropriate executive committee gives a waiver or rules to the contrary.”
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