By JUMI RHODES


Following the emergence of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stakeholders in the opposition party have remained disunited and Sheriff's choice has pitched former president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan against members of his former cabinet. Jonathan is said to have backed Sheriff, but about 15 ex-ministers(who served in Jonathan's administration)disagreed, saying they might review their membership of the PDP should Sheriff’s candidacy be upheld.The ex-ministers met last night in Asokoro, vowing to resist the Sheriff’s imposition, even as Dr. Jonathan is said to have called to congratulate Sheriff who he allegedly described as “the right choice for the opposition”.


The spokesman for former ministers in Jonathan’s administration, Dr. Suleiman Abubakar, in a statement in Abuja, said: “Our rescue mission has failed, the redemption boat has capsized and our journey to recovery has come to an end. Whosoever partook in the decision does not mean well for the party and democracy in Nigeria. It is obvious the fifth columnists have hijacked the party and they are hell bent on sinking it deeper into irrecoverable level of the pit. Some of us would rather review our membership than subject ourselves to selfish interests of a cabal whose main goal is political profiteering. After all our umbilical cord is not tied to any party.”


Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Governors Forum yesterday expressed confidence in the ability of Ali Modu Sheriff, to reposition the party and make it more inclusive. In a statement by the Coordinator of the forum, Mr. Osaro Onaiwu, it stated that: “Sheriff is coming on the job with immense wealth of experience and will, no doubt, use his vast network to rebuild the party. He will restore members’ confidence and act as a counterforce to the many antics of the present APC regime.


“We urge you to shun all diversionary tactics that might be thrown at you and concentrate on how to bring all aggrieved party members together; as well as fashion out ways to woo new members, especially the youths. The forum is solidly behind you and will deploy its support to ensure that the shared vision for our party is realised as we prepare for 2019.”



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