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Presidential\u00a0candidate of the\u00a0Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday said he joined the Nigeria Police Force to help fight injustice and stand for common men.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said he had no regret joining the force where he retired as an Assistant Inspector General of Police (ASP).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He spoke in a monitored interview with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA) in Kaduna.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ribadu dispelled the wide spread belief that a former Defence Minister in the old northern regional government, Mallam Mahmud Ribadu was his biological father.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He noted that even though they were from the same family, the former Defence Minister was never his father.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He biological father, he pointed out, was also a minister, an Ambassador and an Education office in the defunct Northern Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n

He declined comments on how he left the country when the Yar\u2019Adua\u2019s government went after him.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He said he does not like discussing the issue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like discussing such, it is a thing of the past, all I know is that I was away for about 2 years and I thank Almighty Allah that I am back to my country,\u201d he stressed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ribadu, will spend two hours speaking with young people in Kano today.<\/span><\/p>\n

A release by Team Ribadu\u2019s Director of Communication, Adeshola Komolafe, said the forum Tagged Youth Ngage, is organised by Team Ribadu, the volunteer arm of the presidential bid.<\/span><\/p>\n

It reads:\u201dThe young people of Kano demanded for an interaction with Mallam Ribadu and we were powerless to refuse them. They wanted a chance to interact with this young man they love so much and we (Team Ribadu) had to find the resources to put it together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe, the youth, see him as our ambassador, friend and colleague. He obliges us every time we reach out to him, despite his very busy schedule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019No other president candidate has spoken to the youth on burning issues like Mallam Ribadu has. No wonder the youth are giving all they have to support his aspiration.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The event takes place at the Mambbya House, Kano.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Presidential\u00a0candidate of the\u00a0Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday said he joined the Nigeria Police Force to help fight injustice and stand for common men. He said he had no regret joining the force where he retired as an Assistant Inspector General of Police (ASP).\u00a0 He spoke in a monitored interview with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA) in Kaduna.\u00a0 Ribadu dispelled the wide spread belief that a former Defence Minister in the old northern regional government, Mallam Mahmud Ribadu was his biological father.\u00a0 He noted that even though they were from the same family, the former Defence Minister was never his father.\u00a0 He biological father, he pointed out, was also a minister, an Ambassador and an Education office in the defunct Northern Nigeria. He declined comments on how he left the country when the Yar\u2019Adua\u2019s government went after him.\u00a0 He said he does not like discussing the issue.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t like discussing such, it is a thing of the past, all I know is that I was away for about 2 years and I thank Almighty Allah that I am back to my country,\u201d he stressed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-323734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nWhy I joined Police, by Ribadu - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/19\/why-i-joined-police-by-ribadu\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Why I joined Police, by Ribadu - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Presidential\u00a0candidate of the\u00a0Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday said he joined the Nigeria Police Force to help fight injustice and stand for common men. 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