Despite opposition from some quarters, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Senator Ali-modu Sheriff(SAS), yesterday declared that he would not resign his new appointment.
The Board of Trustees of the PDP rose from a meeting in Abuja yesterday night stating that it had rejected Sherif(SAS) as national chairman of the party.
The BoT chairman, Senator Walid Jibril addressed journalist shortly after the meeting, he said "The Board of Trustees of the PDP is of the view that Ali Modu Sheriff is not suitable as national chairman of the PDP. We have proposed viable solutions which will be deliberated upon tonight. We are going for another meeting."
This is the first time that the BoT of PDP will be coming out in high number for a meeting and in attendance for the meeting were Prof. Jerry Gana(Former Information Minister), Adolphus Wabara(former Senate president), Ibrahim Mantua(Ex-Deputy Senate President), Senator Ahmadu Alli(Former PDP national chairman), Inna Ciroma, and among others.
Sheriff said that he did not know when his tenure as a chairman would end. He noted that he would only reveal his agenda when he had been briefed on the status of the party including its finances.
"I will unfold the agenda of this party to everybody as soon as other members of the National working Committee, particularly the national Treasurer and the National secretary brief me fully on the status of the party, i will let Nigerians know where we are going and what we intend to do," he said.
And in Ekiti state, Governor Ayodele Fayose, said "His emergence at this time is the best thing in the present circumstance. Those who are aggrieved should sheathe their sword and deploy their time and resources into fighting the All Progressives Congress(APC) instead of their own party."
Senator Sherriff also denied links with the Boko Haram terrorist group when he was addressing a press conference after the handing over session. He also answeredd to the question of inadequacy of time to carry out the task of rebuilding the party which he explained that his tenure was not yest known to him, adding that only PDP leaders would decide on that later.
"I took over this party today, i am here as a national chairman of this party by the grace of all the National Executive Committee(NEC) members of the party. I am here to rebuild the party.
"what time we need to do this job will be determined by the leaders and owners of the party when they sit down collectively to discuss. For me taking over office today, i cannot tell you when i am leaving, I will only tell you when the party leaders sit down and see what is the immediate time to do this job. if they decide, I am ready for it."
Sheriff who expressed dismay over calls for his resignation by a former governor of defunct Gongola state, Amb.Wilberforce Juta, stated that having contested the PDP chairmanship election with him and lost, Juta had no moral right to ask for his resignation.
"The leadership of this party, in their wisdom asked me to lead. If the NEC of this party collectively asks me to leave, I will leave, but not somebody who contested an election and got one vote.
"I think if there is morality, he should not even go to television. In this country, people are allowed to say what they want. You want something, you got into the party, the party has submitted your name. In the midst of everybody, you got one vote and you go outside and ask the chairman to resign. My brother, where is the credibility? Where is the justice? I would have listened to him better if he did not aspire to be one.
" Therefore, I do not plan to resign, I will not resign." And i will reposition this party and take it to election within a time frame decided by the leaders to conduct a credible, effective congress that will stand the test of time"
He also declared that he never regretted leaving the All Progressives Congress(APC) which he said he played a significant role in forming. So he begged all aggrieved party members to drop their grievances and join him in the task of rebuilding the party,
The Board of Trustees of the PDP rose from a meeting in Abuja yesterday night stating that it had rejected Sherif(SAS) as national chairman of the party.
The BoT chairman, Senator Walid Jibril addressed journalist shortly after the meeting, he said "The Board of Trustees of the PDP is of the view that Ali Modu Sheriff is not suitable as national chairman of the PDP. We have proposed viable solutions which will be deliberated upon tonight. We are going for another meeting."
This is the first time that the BoT of PDP will be coming out in high number for a meeting and in attendance for the meeting were Prof. Jerry Gana(Former Information Minister), Adolphus Wabara(former Senate president), Ibrahim Mantua(Ex-Deputy Senate President), Senator Ahmadu Alli(Former PDP national chairman), Inna Ciroma, and among others.
Sheriff said that he did not know when his tenure as a chairman would end. He noted that he would only reveal his agenda when he had been briefed on the status of the party including its finances.
"I will unfold the agenda of this party to everybody as soon as other members of the National working Committee, particularly the national Treasurer and the National secretary brief me fully on the status of the party, i will let Nigerians know where we are going and what we intend to do," he said.
And in Ekiti state, Governor Ayodele Fayose, said "His emergence at this time is the best thing in the present circumstance. Those who are aggrieved should sheathe their sword and deploy their time and resources into fighting the All Progressives Congress(APC) instead of their own party."
Senator Sherriff also denied links with the Boko Haram terrorist group when he was addressing a press conference after the handing over session. He also answeredd to the question of inadequacy of time to carry out the task of rebuilding the party which he explained that his tenure was not yest known to him, adding that only PDP leaders would decide on that later.
"I took over this party today, i am here as a national chairman of this party by the grace of all the National Executive Committee(NEC) members of the party. I am here to rebuild the party.
"what time we need to do this job will be determined by the leaders and owners of the party when they sit down collectively to discuss. For me taking over office today, i cannot tell you when i am leaving, I will only tell you when the party leaders sit down and see what is the immediate time to do this job. if they decide, I am ready for it."
Sheriff who expressed dismay over calls for his resignation by a former governor of defunct Gongola state, Amb.Wilberforce Juta, stated that having contested the PDP chairmanship election with him and lost, Juta had no moral right to ask for his resignation.
"The leadership of this party, in their wisdom asked me to lead. If the NEC of this party collectively asks me to leave, I will leave, but not somebody who contested an election and got one vote.
"I think if there is morality, he should not even go to television. In this country, people are allowed to say what they want. You want something, you got into the party, the party has submitted your name. In the midst of everybody, you got one vote and you go outside and ask the chairman to resign. My brother, where is the credibility? Where is the justice? I would have listened to him better if he did not aspire to be one.
" Therefore, I do not plan to resign, I will not resign." And i will reposition this party and take it to election within a time frame decided by the leaders to conduct a credible, effective congress that will stand the test of time"
He also declared that he never regretted leaving the All Progressives Congress(APC) which he said he played a significant role in forming. So he begged all aggrieved party members to drop their grievances and join him in the task of rebuilding the party,
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