I’m Still In The Race For ACN Presidential Ticket —Ribadu

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and presidential aspirant of Action Congress of Nigeria, has refuted insinuations that the party has adopted retired General Muhammadu Buhari as its presidential candidate for the 2011 elections.

This was in reaction to reports which suggests that  CAN has adopted the former head of state as its flag-bearer under a joint as part of its alliance with Congress for Progressive Change led by Buhari.

“The truth is that we are in dialogue as indeed we are with a host of other parties but nothing in our current talks suggests in the least that we already have a closure regarding a presidential flag bearer” said Ribadu.

The former EFCC Chairman who reiterated that he is still running for the presidential ticket of ACN said he was surprised to read in some national dailies that Buhari will fly the flag of ACN in the 2011 elections.

“It is in the nature of clique politics especially at the last quarter period of an electoral match that such disinformation and underhand strategies are deployed to cushion the fortunes of preferred candidates” explained Ribadu who insisted that the democratic principles in the ACN make it impossible to resolve the critical matter of the choice of a flag bearer out the process of primaries and other statutory consideration.

“That is not our way, certainly not in ACN perhaps in the other parties. It is so sad the way some media houses seem to take a position on this issue of merger or alliance and say that somebody has been picked, nothing can be further from the truth,” he said.

Speaking further, Ribadu said the alliance has never been about an individual, but about what is good for Nigeria, adding that the ACN has never come out to say that a particular candidate has been selected.

“ You know that my party, the ACN has never mentioned anybody’s name as a likely candidate, all that we are interested in is to form a strong alliance that will defeat the PDP, when the time comes for the selection of candidate to fly the flag, Nigerians will be informed” he also said.

The former Chairman of the EFCC also said the alliance vision will be expanded vigorously until more parties swell the rank because, as he said, “only when the progressive forces are united can we deal a final blow to the over a decade of misrule and decay that the PDP represents for our country and our people.”

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