Ali Modu Sheriff, factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, and Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, of plotting to hijack the party.
Sheriff however declared that they will not succeed.
Sheriff said peace will only return to the opposition party if everyone is carried along, and the forthcoming convention is taken to Abuja, not Port Harcourt.
“We will not let PDP to be hijacked by few people like Governor Fayose and the governor of Rivers state,” he said.
“They have a script that they want someone to act, but I am a man of principle. This is not about Ali Sheriff; it is about democracy, and the rule of law.
“I never asked to be chairman of the PDP. I was asked to come and assist the party. I never wanted to be chairman of PDP. I was sitting down in my house when leaders of the party begged me to come and help the party. Initially, I said no, but I later accepted.
“We won’t allow things to go wrong, the party will not be hijacked. If they agree to carry everybody along and take the convention to Abuja, I am ready to step down today.”
This is coming after Governor Ayodele Fayose expressed his regret for initially supporting Ali Modu Sheriff.
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