Following disagreements over the emergence of Ali Modu Sheriff as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party’s leadership says he will spend only three months as chairman, after which a national convention will be held to elect a new leader.

Olusegun Mimiko, Ondo state governor and chairman of PDP governors forum, disclosed this to journalists after a meeting of party leaders in Abuja on Tuesday.‎

“As you can see, we are just from a meeting. You are all aware of some controversy generated recently because of recent developments in our party,” he said.

“I am happy to let you know that all the major organs in the party: the Governors Forum, National Working Committee, National Assembly Caucus and the Board of Trustees have agreed to stand by our National Chairman to ensure that our party moves forward.

“We have put behind us all the controversies in the press in recent times. I want to assure you that we are together as a party.

“We have also mandated the national chairman and the National Working Committee to put in motion immediately the processes of ensuring that within three months, a National Convention of our party is called.

“And we will brief all our members nationwide within the next two weeks of the timetable in that direction. In the next two weeks, the timetable will be out, all culminating in our national convention within three months‎.”

However, former PDP ministers continue to reject Sheriff as national chairman, saying he is unfit to hold the position.
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Goodnews for them and nigeria. We need a strong, focused and organized opposition that will give APC run for their money in 2019. Obviously APC ve abandon peoples welfare for lopsided corruption fight. God help them let them not achieve much, then we will show them the way out.

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he should lead pdp to borno na, it raises suspicion on the credibility of the party, let the man catch shekaw in maiduguristan den we go sabi say na good man ...Fee dee Fee....Fower to za feofle

SAS: I will not resign as PDP chairman. between FFK and SAS, who is winning the battle?

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So inspite of their advanced ages and countless years of so called political experience,many so called elders in PDP cud be so easily hoodwinked by the likes of Fayose?
Anyone who trully feels that a man of sheriff's calibre,wealth and notoriety would be a caretaker chairman of a party for just 3months must be living in sambissa land.
The only thing that wud make sheriff depart that office is if he is offered the presidency slot of PDP,which I even feel is the ultimate game plan.
So inspired of their advanced ages,some so called elders of PDP cud be so easily hoodwinked by the likes of

So inspite of their advanced ages and countless years of so called political experience,many so called elders in PDP cud be so easily hoodwinked by the likes of Fayose,mimiko and Wike?
Anyone who trully feels that a man of sheriff's calibre,wealth and notoriety would be a caretaker chairman of a party for just 3months must be living in sambissa land.
The only thing that wud make sheriff vacate that office is if he is offered the presidency slot of PDP,which I even feel is the ultimate game plan.

Whether he is the chairman or not, PDP is sending Dullardpo Dundee President Buhari of Daura, back to Daura come 2019.

Hope he will be retained after the convention.