2019: I stepped out of presidential race for Buhari – Ribadu

Former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has said that he stepped out of the Presidential race of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2019 general elections to allow President Muhammadu Buhari vie for a second term because of the good work he is doing.

Speaking in an interview with newsmen Monday in Abuja, Ribadu also revealed that he throws his weight behind the President for allowing the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu to continue to head the agency despite opposition from the National Assembly, saying that fighting corruption is the most difficult job to do.

Ribadu who is contesting the governorship primary of the APC in Adamawa State said: “When you agree with a leadership, it is okay that you step aside and allow good things to happen and I am comfortable with that”.