Tinubu wishes Ribadu ‘Goodluck’ on Twitter.

Click banner for more info

A former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, and one of the founders of the All Progressives Congress has expressed his best wishes for the success of the founding chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, who has formally defected from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party. Interestingly, Tinubu, whose twitter account shows he joined the social media platform in February 2012, with only 201 tweets (as at time of publishing this story), chose to wish Ribadu well, using the platform. Although, it doesn’t yet have the twitter verified logo, it shows a photo of the astute politician, with his profile reading: “Fmr. Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria. Democrat, Adocate of True Federalism and Nationalist.National Leader, All Progressives Congress, APC.”

Accept amnesty, Ribadu begs Boko Haram

Click banner for more info

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Saturday appealed to the dreaded fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, to accept the amnesty offered by the Federal Government.

He also urged the Federal Government not to be deterred in its peace moves in spite of the difficulties being experienced in its quest to achieve peace.

Ribadu, the Action Congress of Nigeria presidential candidate in the 2011 election, made this appeal while speaking with journalists at Ikenne, Ogun State durind a visit to the family of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.