BEVERLY HILLS, February 25, (THEWILL) – A group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members, christened ‘Restart PDP Project’ has accused the members of the PDP’s Board of Trustees, BOT, of corruption over their sudden approval and support of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as Chairman of the Party.
The group said the swift change of heart of members of the BOT, smacks of corruption and impunity which has been the bane of the party declaring that such impunity, corruption and wanton disregard of the overall interest of the Party can no longer be tolerated.
In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Jackson Ude and signed by the its Conveners, Engineer Emmanuel Nwosu Butches and Hon. Denis Ukpabio, the group gave Sheriff a one month ultimatum within which to relinquish chairmanship position or face dire consequences.
“We condemn in the strongest term, the decision of the summersault and volte face of the Senator Walid Jibrin’s BOT decision to back Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as Chairman of the PDP,” the statement read.
“It is unfortunate that such high level of party leaders who represent the conscience of the Party could be swayed over a plate of porridge offered to them by a serial decampee who has no reputation to lead our great party. They have mortgaged their conscience on Sheriff’s few Naira!
“The action of Senator Jibril and his lackey in the BOT is unbridled with high dose of impunity, imposition, corruption, wanton disregard to the overall interest of the party. The decision of the BOT is at best nauseating.
“It is on record that Senator Ali Modu Sheriff remains a serial defector and his continuous membership and Chairmanship of the PDP will make the party remain a dumping ground of political rejects.
“For openly threatening Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Senator Sheriff has demonstrated his undemocratic characteristics of intolerance to political opinion. Such behavior is alien to the PDP founders and its members worldwide and must not be accepted.
“While we await and expect Senator Sheriff to do the needful come March 31, 2016, we equally expect members of the National Working Committee, NWC, who are gradually emerging emperors in Wadata House, to honorably leave the party by March 31, 2016.
“We will use all weapons within our disposal to make their continuous stay unbearable if they fail to toe the path of honor by quitting!” the group threatened.
Leaders of the group who attended the emergency meeting includes: Eng. Emmanuel Nwosu Butches, Convener, Hon. Dennis Ukpabio, Co-Convener, Chief Jackson Ude, National Publicity Secretary, Galadimawa Ibrahim, Leader, Mrs. Adebayo Adeyinka and Chief Chuks Eze.
Story by David Oputah
