Ribadu prescribe recipe for APC's sucess

Presidential candidate of the defunct Action
Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu
has said that the success of the newly formed
mega opposition party, the All Progressives
Congress (APC), defends on the unity of
stakeholders at all levels.
Speaking to reporters in Yola, the Adamawa state
capital, after picking his APC membership card at
his Aliyu Mustafa College unit, Ribadu explained
that the party must consolidate the goodwill and
popularity it enjoys at the grassroots by ensuring
unity of its leaders and other key stakeholders.
“The saying; united we stand, divided we fall is
very true. If we want to accomplish our mission,
we must work sincerely as a team. We must not
allow any crack that our detractors can leverage
on,” he said.
He therefore charged leaders of the party to put the
interest of the party and Nigeria first before
individual aspirations and interests, if the party was
to make progress.
“At this time, the party is still at formative stage.
What is expected of all of us is to come together
and take this party to a higher level. Aspirations
are legitimate in politics but we should not allow
the party and Nigeria to suffer because of our
individual interest,” he added.
According to him, as a party currently with
divergent views and with eminent citizens as
members, APC has grown beyond individuals to a
truly democratic party where decisions are taken
collectively, with the involvement of all
stakeholders.
On Nigerians’ expectations on the party, Ribadu
noted that APC will ensure investment in critical
sectors of the socio-economy. He said, what is
seen in states governed by the party will be
replicated at the centre come 2015.
While advocating for support for the party, the APC
chieftain called on Nigerians to come out en masse
to subscribe to the party which, he said, is a way
of making their voices heard when it comes to
decision making.