The Peoples Democratic Party may soon be thrown into another crisis, owing to the acting National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff’s failure to do what’s expected of him.
Sheriff is said to have failed to heed the directive given to him by the party’s National Executive Committee -to set up a committee that would determine the zoning formula to be adopted by the PDP, the National Convention Committee, Reconciliation Committee, Zoning Committee and Finance Committee.
The NEC, had on March 7, given Sheriff the mandate to set up the committees, ahead of the party’s national convention slated for May 21 in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
Punch Newspapers however, reports that rather than setting up the committees, Sheriff and members of the National Working Committee were making moves to extend the stay of members in office or predetermine the works of the committees, especially the one on zoning.
Sheriff, whose appointment further divided the opposition party, is believed to be hatching plots to either remain in office or make sure that the office of the national chairman is zoned to the North-East in order to enable him to retain the seat.
The politician is said to have started visiting power brokers in the party to propose the possibility of the north holding on the chairmanship of the PDP.
Sheriff has reportedly sold the idea to Governors of Ekiti and Ondo states, Ayodele Fayose and Olusegun Mimiko, respectively.
A PDP governor from the southern part of the country, who spoke with Punch, urged Sheriff to adhere to the “gentleman’s agreement that brought him to power.”
“Sheriff spoke with us when he visited Rivers State to campaign for the rerun. He was in Ondo and Ekiti states as well to speak with the governors.”
“I just hope that we are able to manage this issue well, because I see the BoT members telling us that they warned us against accepting him.”
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