We will not let PDP be hijacked by Fayose, Wike- Sheriff
Mon Aug 15, 2016 07:41:am Politics
2.4K By Buchi Obichie
On a programme on Channels TV on Sunday, embattled factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, said he will not allow the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and his Rivers counterpart, Nyesom Wike, succeed in their alleged plot to hijack the party.
Sheriff said he never sought to be PDP Chairman, but was begged by party leaders to help the party. He reiterated that he would only step down if his conditions are met.
He said, "We will not let PDP to be hijacked by a few people like Governor Fayose and the governor of Rivers State. 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 the 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."
Also Sheriff while reacting to the recommendation made by the PDP Board of Trustees Reconciliation Committee, that all court cases instituted against the party by its members be withdrawn immediately said he would not do so.
Sheriff said he never sought to be PDP Chairman, but was begged by party leaders to help the party. He reiterated that he would only step down if his conditions are met.
He said, "We will not let PDP to be hijacked by a few people like Governor Fayose and the governor of Rivers State. 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 the 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."
Also Sheriff while reacting to the recommendation made by the PDP Board of Trustees Reconciliation Committee, that all court cases instituted against the party by its members be withdrawn immediately said he would not do so.
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