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Ex National Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, has weighed in on the crisis currently rocking the PDP.
According to him, Ali Modu Sheriff is a stubborn man and has to prove that he isn't an APC mercenary.
"..if people are saying that Sheriff is a mercenary, it is left for him to prove them wrong. It is not enough for him to deny it on the pages of newspapers. It is for him to come forward and join the rest of the party," he said in a Punch interview.
"Take for instance, all the governors, all the National Assembly members, former members of the National Working Committee, BoT (Board of Trustees), various caucuses and National Caucus of the party are on one side; they support the National Caretaker Committee. Why is Sheriff on the other side?
"He should come over and join us if he says he is not being used as a mercenary. Ninety nine per cent of the members of the party are on one side. The issue of division does not even arise. It is just a case of one man being stubborn and refusing to join the majority.
"The judgment in Port Harcourt is declaratory. There is no ambiguity. The judgment said the court upheld the decision of the convention held in Port Harcourt which appointed the Ahmed Makarfi-led Committee. The convention of any political party is the highest decision making body of the party. The convention can decide to dissolve the party; the convention can do and undo as far as party administration is concerned. It is higher than the NWC (National Working committee), NEC (National Executive Committee) and all of us.
According to him, Ali Modu Sheriff is a stubborn man and has to prove that he isn't an APC mercenary.
"..if people are saying that Sheriff is a mercenary, it is left for him to prove them wrong. It is not enough for him to deny it on the pages of newspapers. It is for him to come forward and join the rest of the party," he said in a Punch interview.
"Take for instance, all the governors, all the National Assembly members, former members of the National Working Committee, BoT (Board of Trustees), various caucuses and National Caucus of the party are on one side; they support the National Caretaker Committee. Why is Sheriff on the other side?
"He should come over and join us if he says he is not being used as a mercenary. Ninety nine per cent of the members of the party are on one side. The issue of division does not even arise. It is just a case of one man being stubborn and refusing to join the majority.
"The judgment in Port Harcourt is declaratory. There is no ambiguity. The judgment said the court upheld the decision of the convention held in Port Harcourt which appointed the Ahmed Makarfi-led Committee. The convention of any political party is the highest decision making body of the party. The convention can decide to dissolve the party; the convention can do and undo as far as party administration is concerned. It is higher than the NWC (National Working committee), NEC (National Executive Committee) and all of us.
