Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that Former Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff made a u-turn on the National Convention when he got information that he was not qualified to contest the election on Saturday.
He said: “We have seen that there is a hidden agenda. But nobody can destroy the PDP. The PDP will wax stronger ”
He noted that Senator Ali Modu Sheriff had subjected himself to screening by the National Convention Screening Committee on Friday wherein he praised the transparent process, only to cite a court order, on Saturday in a press conference when the result of the screening committee did not favour him.
The governor said that by his anti-party actions, the former Acting National Chairman has proved his numerous critics right that he was out to destroy the PDP.
Governor Wike who served as Chairman of the 2016 National Convention Planning Committee said that the main associates of the Former Acting National Chairman are men of questionable character
The governor said, : “Those around the Former Acting National Chairman have questionable character. They are people who think that they can use the judiciary to cause crisis.
“In my entire political career , I have never seen a man with many opponents as Senator Sheriff. Modu Sheriff should apologise to the party”, Governor Wike nnoted .
The governor said the Former Acting National Chairman filed a suit against the the party, but lied about his involvement in that suit which was later discovered by the PDP stakeholders.
He urged stakeholders to support the Caretaker Committee of the PDP to lead the party to success going forward.
In a statement by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media noted that the former Acting National Chairman participated in all the process leading to the National Convention, including the screening exercise where he was disqualified.
Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.
25th May, 2016