Ahead of anticipated ruling of the Court of Appeal on the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Adamawa State, supporters of Malam Nuhu Ribadu, an interested party in the case, have started canvassing support for him.
Former lawmakers at State and Federal levels as well as former local government chairmen and other dignitaries who are supporters of the former chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) met in Yola to publicly express such support.
A former governorship aspirant of the APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Musa, who convened the meeting, said they were resolute in projecting the Nuhu Ribadu candidature for the Adamawa governorship run.
Ribadu, who was an aspirant in the May 2022 APC governorship primary but lost to Senator Aishatu Binani, had gone to the Federal High Court which last month voided the election and declared that the APC had no candidate for the 2023 governorship election in Adamawa, prompting the APC to take the case to the Court of Appeal, asking it to declare a fresh governorship primary.
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“We know what happened at the initial primary, we know how weighty our cause is, we know we have a good case and the Court of Appeal will give us the justice that we seek,” Musa said, adding, “We go to Supreme Court if Court of Appeal fails us.”
He expressed optimism that there would be time for all this and for preparation for the 2023 election to take its own course.
Ribadu was represented at the support group’s meeting in Yola by a former local council chairperson, Hon Olvadi Madayi who said she and other supporters were rooting for Nuhu Ribadu because of their belief that he has the answers to the challenges confronting Adamawa State.