The name Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is synonymous with integrity,discipline,corruption fighter,forthrightness and respect. The emperor and a despot enemy of corruption with a civic attitude to probity has earned him a good name. This is because the Man behind the name stood and still standing for the rule of law to have its full course in the affairs of this country. This is where his stands for justice,its usage and its application remains a good course for him to fight.
Ribadu was the first pioneer Chairman of Economy and Financial Crime commission (EFCC),appointed during Chief Olusegun Obasanjo led regime discovered base on his ingenuous character doing things right while a senior police officer. Until his retirement chorus of plaudit has been greeting the work he has done in changing the narratives of Nigeria’s corruption index to the outside community,bringing about good innovation and giant strides in boosting the good image of the county’s initial battered glory.
Ribadu is still a passionate Democrat and a patriot panting and yearn for more of better heights of the country’s economy,hungry to see the nation’s national income and foreign reserve is topping up on the chat list of great nation of the world’s largest economy.
In recent times Mallam Ribadu respect and dignity is seen in tact,with an increased volume of how it is ever known, earning the respect of political heavyweights and bigwigs of this great nation whose good name,good human relationship has made them to thronged his sons wedding in Abuja.
The notable smiling faces are the Vice President Prof Yemi Osibanjo,APC national leader Ahmed Adiwaju Bola Tinubu, Former Vice president Alh Atiku Abubakar, the SGF,Boss Mustapha,Business Magnate and his Associates,Alh Aliko Dangote,Baba Bisi Akande
Serving and past Governors,Ministers Present and Pass ,Senators ,Members House of Representatives Members, speakers of various State Assemblies , members state Houses of Assembly were the faces that graced the occasion.
Others are head of MDAs, civil servants ,Business men, Opinion Moulders ,traditional leaders ,captain of industries and top security officers.
This is the respect Ribadu has both within and outside the shows of Nigeria,his stances ability to fighting corruption and seeing it as number enemy that posed itself like the unconquered Goliath. But to Ribadu,his conviction of a good Nigeria and has the human capacity to be one and of the greatest Nation on earth is his Dearing hope.
My message to all Nigerians and of course to the People of Adamawa state is to believe the passion to recreate Nigeria in the Man of Ribadu,his total conviction of a 21st century Nigeria is possible,where the global world will rely on the country for good bilateral ties that will grow economy of the world.
To my good people of Adamawa state,long before now I’m believe the state to be a beauty land for Nigeria. Beauty in having great Men and Women,beauty to have one of the most intelligent people in strategic places of governance,beauty to have good chunk of unharness minerals resources deposited in all the twenty one LGAs of the state. Yes that land is damn beautiful characterize as one of the peaceful state in the country,the land is beautifully housing over 88 ethnic nationalities with less of communal crisis. The beautifully looking of their women and the handsome way their Men adore themselves to glory is to tell one the state is having more to give in the growing of Nigeria as a country of our father’s land.
Adamawa is the original state of birth that brought Malam Nuhu Ribadu to existence,his ancestral village of Ribadu,Fofure Local Government Area of the state has became a household name in the world right from the first republic where his father,Mahmud Ribadu was the first minister of defence.
Nuhu high level of integrity and forthrightness should be a magnet of attracting well meaning indigene of Adamawa state,on whom is seen a possible good leader coming out for developmental style of leadership not only in the state but Nigeria a conceived great Nation.
Tom Garba
Writes from Yola
Adamawa state
