{"id":645,"date":"2014-08-22T08:56:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-22T08:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=645"},"modified":"2014-08-22T08:56:30","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T08:56:30","slug":"ill-disown-dad-if-he-rejoins-pdp-el-rufais-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=645","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll disown dad if he rejoins PDP \u2013El-Rufai\u2019s son"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bello, an older son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai, has threatened to disown his father, if he attempts to defect from the All Progressives Congress to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

The younger el-Rufai was reacting to the recent defection of a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, from the APC to the PDP.<\/p>\n

He stated that despite Ribadu\u2019s move to the PDP, he would always have a bias for him, but warned his father against following in the footsteps of the ex-anti-corruption czar, noting that el-Rufai would never enjoy such a honour from him.<\/p>\n

According to Bello, the PDP is the \u201cmain problem\u201d with Nigeria as he described it as a \u201cpoisonous party\u201d capable of exerting negative influence on its members.<\/p>\n

Writing on Twitter, he argued that defection for \u201cpolitical advancement\u201d is shameful, adding that it was unfortunate that the development was fast becoming a reality in Nigeria\u2019s flawed political system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PDP is not the only thing wrong with Nigeria. But it is certainly more complex than that. However, it is the main problem right now. I will personally decamp from my father\u2019s side if he moves to the PDP.<\/p>\n

\u201cI say this because I know he will never entertain the thought. He will not even provide the opportunity for the henchmen of the ruling party to \u201cwoo\u201d him,\u201d Bello wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

He descended on critics of the APC, saying political commentators and analysts should not compare a party that is about a year old and another that has \u201cheld and abused power for 14 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Noting that he would have been elated if Ribadu, who he fondly referred to as \u201cUncle Nuhu\u201d, had furthered his political ambition on the platform of the APC, he stated that he was quite confident that Adamawa State would develop under his rule.<\/p>\n

Insisting that Ribadu would be a better leader at the helms of affairs in Adamawa, than the immediate past Governor, Murtala Nyako, he added that he would never campaign for his candidature.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will always have a bias for Uncle Nuhu. And I certainly cannot begrudge the people of Adamawa on the development he could bring.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe main battle is not the PDP waiver. It is the internal wrangling with other \u201cgladiators\u201d like Buba Marwa, Marcus Gunduri and Umar Ardo.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also easier to finance an election and raise money from the same people he (Ribadu) persecuted if he is in the PDP. As the APC\/PDP games and intrigues go on, may God protect the masses.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo I want Uncle Nuhu to become the next Governor of Adamawa? Yes. Would I have preferred if he had tried under the APC? Yes. Am I happy he has decamped to a poisonous party? No. Do I dislike him for that? No,\u201d he added in a series of tweets.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Presidency has welcomed Ribadu into the PDP, describing his defection as a positive development to the Nigerian polity.<\/p>\n

Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Reno Omokri, wrote on Twitter that Ribadu\u2019s name could be likened to \u201choney\u201d in modern-day Nigerian politics.<\/p>\n

\u201cMallam Nuhu Ribadu is like honey. Even if you change its name, honey will still be sweet,\u201d Omokri wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

Also, the National Coordinator of the Poeples Democratic Party Youth Forum, Oche Joesph, described Ribadu\u2019s defection to the PDP as a boost to what he described as President Jonathan\u2019s transformation agenda.<\/p>\n

Joseph stated on Twitter that Ribadu is more of a national figure than a local champion and will be a good addition to any political party he chooses to join.<\/p>\n

The PDPYF leader argued that the symbol of integrity in the APC was gone, adding that the party has now been reduced to \u201cgathering of aggrieved politicians.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNuhu Ribadu has the credibility; he has exposure and the intellectual prowess to deliver! A loss to the APC is a good addition to team Transformation Agenda.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving men with the courage and intellectual prowess of Ribadu at the helm of affairs is a plus. Ribadu remains the greatest anti-corruption crusader Nigeria has ever produced! If you believe in him you will support his decision to dump the APC,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bello, an older son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai, has threatened to disown his father, if he attempts to defect from the All Progressives Congress to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. The younger el-Rufai was reacting to the recent defection of a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":646,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/El-Rufais-son-360x290.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4oswh-ap","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=645"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":647,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645\/revisions\/647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}