By Emeka Nze
Abuja
The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had debunked claims by an aide to Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, Barrister Ahmed Gulak that the Sheriff faction of the party has the backing of all the governors elected on the platform of the party.
Makarfi accused the former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan of suffering from political hallucination for making such a false claim.
A statement by the party spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye corrected that Gulak had meant to say that the Sheriff faction was fully backed by the governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who he alleged had been Sheriff’s sponsors in their bid to destabilise the PDP.
He wondered how the PDP governors could be supporting the Sheriff faction even when the Deputy National Chairman of the side, Dr Cairo Ojougboh had in a press conference recently lambasted the governors for being the problem of the party.
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a statement credited to Ahmed Gulak, an aide of Sen Ali Modu Sherriff in which he stated that up to eight (8) Governors of the PDP are in support of his renegade group .
“We naturally wouldn’t have dignified Gulak and his cohorts with a response but silence could be misinterpreted as admission of the lies of this pathological liars,we are amused by Gulak’s claims.
“ Since the 21st of May 2016 National Convention which held in Port Harcourt, Ali Modu Sheriff and his renegade band have never missed any opportunity to blame the Governors for the problems of the Party.
“Only last week their self appointed Deputy National Chairman, Cairo was still castigating the Governors for the party’s woes at a press conference. Why attack those who are supporting you?
“If Gulak wants to be taken seriously, he should name the Governors who are supporting his group. Give names and say the type of support you receive from the governors.
