As the Peoples Democratic Party gets set to name a new national leader of the party, governors and other chieftains of the PDP are on a manhunt for a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Governors and other chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are reportedly on a manhunt for a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, in their bid to make him the party's national chairman.
According to Premium Times, a meeting of the national caucus of the PDP is currently holding in Abuja, after which the National Executive Committee would meet at the Wadata Plaza secretariat of the party by 2:00p.m. on Tuesday.
It was gathered that the Ex EFCC boss was tipped for the chairmanship position last year, shortly after the then chairman, Ahmadu Muazu, resigned from office. The move which was reportedly championed by governors elected under the party, was thwarted by the National Working Committee (NWC), under the interim leadership of Uche Secondus.
It was learnt that Ribadu who had earlier agreed to take the offer, also abandoned it on account of "lack of seriousness to truly reform the party by its top echelon," but spirited attempts over the last few days by some top party chieftains, is persuading Ribadu to accept to chair and transform the party.
A source who revealed to the publication said some of the party’s governors visited Ribadu in a last minute effort to get him to change his position. He was however, said to have stuck to his guns.
"Since midnight yesterday, party chieftains led by a governor from the South-south region began a search for Ribadu, to no avail. The ex-EFCC chair was said to have gone incommunicado since last night, making all attempts to reach him impossible," the source said.
He also said at least four governors of the party and other chieftains are currently waiting at the Bayelsa governors lodge in Maitama area of Abuja, scrambling to reach Ribadu.
"Mr. Ribadu is skeptical of taking the PDP job because of the battered image the party has suffered, especially with current corruption probes. He is also not confident that the party’s bigwigs would tolerate his radical disposition," a source disclosed to Premium Times.
News reporters have been unsuccessful in reaching Ribadu for hours. His telephones are switched off the several times our reporters called.
His spokesperson, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, when contacted, said he had not been able to reach Mr. Ribadu in the past two days.
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