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The embattled chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, and chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the party, Senator Ahmed Muhammed Makarfi, have revealed secret behind the party's face-off.
In an interview with DailyTrust, both leaders insist on the legitimacy of their control of the party and how they hope to end the present crisis.
The chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Muhammed Makarfi, said the party could collapse if Senator Ali Modu Sheriff prevailed as chairman of the party. He said one of the reasons Sheriff was removed was his ambition to contest the 2019 presidency. Sheriff on his part blames the South-West for the crisis.
He also maintained that the Makarfi Caretaker Committee was illegal as the concept was alien to the PDP constitution.
“The quick end to the crisis depends on the first week of July, when we expect a major decision on whether the convention and the decisions therein were valid. If the convention was valid, fine; there is nothing anybody can do except you want to really destroy the party”, Makarfi said.
Senator Ali Modu Sheriff on his part said, “There is nothing like caretaker in the constitution of the party. I am not desperate to be the chairman of our party, but I will not go against the law”.
In an interview with DailyTrust, both leaders insist on the legitimacy of their control of the party and how they hope to end the present crisis.
The chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Muhammed Makarfi, said the party could collapse if Senator Ali Modu Sheriff prevailed as chairman of the party. He said one of the reasons Sheriff was removed was his ambition to contest the 2019 presidency. Sheriff on his part blames the South-West for the crisis.
He also maintained that the Makarfi Caretaker Committee was illegal as the concept was alien to the PDP constitution.
“The quick end to the crisis depends on the first week of July, when we expect a major decision on whether the convention and the decisions therein were valid. If the convention was valid, fine; there is nothing anybody can do except you want to really destroy the party”, Makarfi said.
Senator Ali Modu Sheriff on his part said, “There is nothing like caretaker in the constitution of the party. I am not desperate to be the chairman of our party, but I will not go against the law”.
