Ali Modu Sheriff, factional chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), has accused Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, and
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, of plotting to hijack the party. Sheriff
however declared that they will not succeed.
Sheriff said peace will only return to the opposition party
if everyone is carried along, and the forthcoming convention is taken to Abuja,
not Port Harcourt. “We will not let PDP to be hijacked by few people like
Governor Fayose and the governor of Rivers state,” he said.
“They have a script that they want someone to act, but I am
a man of principle. This is not about Ali Sheriff; it is about democracy, and
the rule of law. I never asked to be
chairman of the PDP. I was asked to come and assist the party. I never wanted
to be chairman of PDP. I was sitting down in my house when leaders of the party
begged me to come and help the party. Initially, I said no, but I later
accepted.
“We won’t allow things to go wrong, the party will not be
hijacked. If they agree to carry everybody along and take the convention to
Abuja, I am ready to step down today.”
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