‘Respect yourself and respect the PDP' - Sheriff to Fayose

Fayose and Sheriff

Speaking with some leaders of the party from South-West who paid the Senator a Solidarity visit in Abuja, on Wednesday, February 22, the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has pled with the PDP governors to eschew whatever would further disintegrate party. He said the governors very important to the party, therefore must not do anything that will further divide the party.

Senator Sheriff principally called on Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, known to be very vocal in criticising the his leadership to ‘respect himself and respect the PDP.’

The Chairman’s statement came the same day members in the House of Representatives under the platform of the party threatened to push the case further to the Supreme Court in order to reverse the recent Appeal Court judgment that recognised Senator Sheriff as the original and only national chairman of the party.

While addressing the visitors, Sheriff stated:  “Yes, our governors are very important people. They are leaders of the party in their own right. I beg them not to divide the party. Let everybody unite and build the party.

Called on Fayose to respect himself: ‘’For Governor Ayo Fayose, I have no issues to join with him because I cannot even comment on some of the things he says and does. Doing that would amount to coming back to his level. But I beg him to respect himself, to respect the PDP, respect Nigeria because whatever you say today, posterity will judge you. I beg him to control himself.”

Reiterating his victory at the Appeal Court: “As I said, this victory is for every member of PDP; there is no loser. People can vent their anger but as a leader and father of everybody, I want to make sure that this party is united.”

About PDP Reps plans to approach Supreme Court to upturn the Appeal Court’s Judgement on Friday, February 17; The PDP Rep caucus told Sheriff to leave the leadership of the party and also professed their support for the Senator Ahmed Markarfi led faction of the PDP.

The legislators in a statement signed by its leader, Leo Ogor, expressed total disappointment in the Appeal Court judgment that reinstated Sheriff as the party’s national chairman, claiming the decision warranted a challenge at the Supreme Court.

The statement reads: 

“The PDP caucus of the House of Representative wishes to state categorically that it finds the Court of Appeal verdict that nullified the decision of the national convention of the PDP on May 21, 2016 and reinstated the Modu Sheriff leadership very discomforting, the Caucus supports the decision of the Ahmed Makarfi Caretaker Committee to seek redress at the Supreme Court.

“The Caucus appeals to all leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party to please remain calm and focused, standing firmly on the position that there is no way the party will accept the Ali Modu Sheriff contraption which is yet to demonstrate any genuine iota of love for the party.

“Their activities in Edo and Ondo states are very fresh in peoples’ minds and as such, no honest and sincere member of our party can trust them; with such fundamental flaws of character and gross disdain for peace, order and brotherly relations.”