Fresh crisis has allegedly erupted in the People Democratic Party, PDP camp as party stakeholders have countered an alleged plan by the Party Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff and Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose to fly the party’s 2019 presidential ticket.
According to news agency, Punch, the Ekiti State Governor, Fayose had backed the Ali Modu Sheriff for the Chairmanship position because of the Presidential ambition he’s nursing.
The News Agency further revealed that Fayose’s plans was to run on the ticket with Sheriff as his running mate in the 2019 presidential election.
According to a source familiar with the development, “Sheriff is rich but he is not the richest northern politician in the PDP. He does not have the backing of the northern elements in the PDP given the fact that he is still quite new in the party. Sheriff’s tenure is meant to end by May but there is a plot to elongate his tenure till 2018 and in the process, gain control of the party structure,”
The source continued: “He will then resign and run for the presidency but we will not allow him.”
“Already, supporters of Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State and former FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed, are spoiling for a fight as both governors also have presidential ambitions. In the current dispensation, the governors are two of the most influential PDP politicians from the North.
“Fayose has obviously miscalculated. He is going in October 2018 and his immunity will end seven months before Buhari’s tenure ends. With the way he has been attacking President Muhammadu Buhari, I don’t know how he will survive without his immunity within that period. He thinks his support for Sheriff will endear him to northern politicians but they are not happy with him with the way he has been attacking Buhari.”
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