PDP crisis: Don’t wash our dirty linen in public, Sheriff tells Makarfi

By Emeka Nze
Abuja

National Chairman of the crisis ridden Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has called on the party’s National Caretaker Committee (NCC), led by another claimant to the party’s top seat, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi, to return to the party, saying the door of peace remains open.
Sheriff also urged the Makarfi group to accept the Governor Henry Seriake Dickson reconciliation committee’s recommendations “so that the party can move forward and adequately prepare to return to power come 2019.”

This was contained in a statement yesterday by the Acting Deputy National Chairman, Dr Cairo Ojougboh, who though described the NCC as “an illegal body,” but noted that “we are one family and whatever problem we have in PDP, we should not wash our dirty linen in the public.”
Continuing, Sheriff said: “PDP has conducted successful local government election in Ebonyi state and signed by Ali Modu Sheriff.
“We are currently preparing for elections in Cross River and other states. All our primaries are open to PDP members and they are welcome to participate.
“PDP is an embodiment of great Nigerians, including our governors, who are performing very well in their various states and our youth organisations all across the states.

“What surprises us is that Makarfi claims he has a strong appeal at the Supreme Court when the Court of Appeal has made it clear that Makarfi disobeyed violently the order of Court in Lagos and Abuja. Is Makarfi expecting that the law will be re-written for them, to suit their personal interest?
“By their attitude, they are still unrepentant. We implore them to have a change of heart and return to the fold, so that we can adequately prepare to return to power in 2019.
“The door of peace is still open; we urge the Makarfi group to go back to Dickson reconciliation committee’s recommendations.”

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