By Emeka Nze
Abuja
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is again divided against itself as the Board of Trustees (BoT) has countered some groups in the party clamouring for the continued stay of the National Chairman, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, beyond May 21.
Reminding the national chairman of the consequences of heeding to such calls by those he described as “praise singers and prophets of doom,” the Acting BoT chairman, Senator Walid Jubrin, at a press conference in Abuja yesterday, warned that “it is an invitation to trouble, anarchy and the return of impunity to the party.”
He said: “I want to offer some advice to PDP National chairman, Senator Modu Sheriff, on the consequences of the evil machinations of praise singers and prophets of doom on the unanimous approval of the PDP Governor’s Forum, national causes, BoT and the NEC terminating his tenure and that of the NWC on the 21 of May 2016.
“May I also strongly warn on the dangers of not adhering to the recommendations of Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s post election Review Committee (2015) that the party should seek its 2019 presidential candidate from the north of Nigeria to compensate for the obvious violation of the zoning arrangement in the 2011 election which led to a major apathy against the party in the north from 2011 culminating in the poor performance of the party in 2015 elections.
“The national caucus, BOT, and NEC have already approved this Recommendation by unanimously zoning 2019 presidency to the north. To change this decision now is a further invitation to impunity, lack of party democracy, non-adherence to party zoning principles, influence of ‘god fatherism’ lack of respect for the decision of constituted party organs, self-imposition, and killing the PDP.
“Anyone who tries to reverse this position by changing it with another position will ever remain an enemy to the north, a mercenary and killer of PDP.”
Continuing, he said: “The BoT strongly advises Modu Sherif to respect his oath and acceptance of the powerful organs of the PDP that he will stay for only three months, and allow his name to be written in Gold by honourably leaving the scene in May after the convention.
“Any group or individuals who are planning to destroy the party will not succeed as PDP is built on bedrock and to break it is difficult. All members of the party must unite not to allow themselves to be bought by anyone and not to be tempted with anything to divide and rule us.”
