BEVERLY HILLS, February 20, (THEWILL) – The National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the party’s National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, of collaborating with the All Progressives Congress, APC, to prevent an enlarged meeting of party stakeholders.
A detachment of police men in about four patrol vans stormed the International Conference Centre, ICC venue of the meeting which was barricaded with two patrol vans as at 11am on Monday. This was as vehicles were denied entry into the premises.
But determined to proceed with the meeting called to deliberate on the outcome of the Appeal Court ruling which upheld Sheriff as the national chairman of the PDP, the spokesman of the caretaker committee, Dayo Adeyeye issued a statement, announcing a change of venue from the ICC to an Asokoro location.
According to the statement, “Senator Ali Modu Sheriff in collaboration with the All Progressive Congress (APC) led Federal Government has barricaded the International Conference Center, ICC, venue of the scheduled Stakeholders Meeting of the entire organs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“This is a very sad development in our democratic history where there is no longer free association and movement of citizens of this Country.
“Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and his APC collaborators cannot stop the will of the people. Nigerians can now confirm that Senator Ali Modu Sheriff is a mole in PDP to destroy the only strong opposition in the Country.
“All invited members of the Party for the scheduled Stakeholders Meeting are hereby directed to proceed to will the Ekiti State Government Lodge on T. Y. Danjuma Street, Asokoro, Abuja by same time, 2:00PM.”
