Ribadu May Run Away From PDP, Visits APC Leader Akande

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Sunday held a private meeting with a former Interim Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande.

Ribadu, who contested the 2011 presidential election on the platform of the defunct ACN, visited Akande at his residence in Ila-Orangun on Sunday evening and discussed with him for a few hours.


A highly-placed source in the APC in Osun State said Ribadu visited Akande in company with the National Secretary of the APC, Mai Bala Buni.

The source said, “He was there on Sunday. I was told he (Ribadu) and the national secretary of the APC visited Chief Akande together. 

“It is difficult to say if he is defecting to our party because I was not there but we won’t ask him not to come if he wants to come.”

The visit had sparked rumour of the possibility of the defection of the former anti-graft boss to APC.

The Director of Publicity and Strategy of PDP in Osun State, Diran Odeyemi, when contacted, said, “I was told he visited Ila-Orangun but is Ila his local government, where he is supposed to announce his defection?

“Ribadu has never proved to be a loyal party man. He joined the PDP from the ACN and he is going back now. He is not somebody to be depended upon when it comes to politics.”