There are indications of a looming crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a group of concerned stakeholders and elders of the party have called on the new National Chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff, to resign.

The group, under the aegis of PDP Rescue Group led by Wilberforce Juta, who also contested for PDP chairmanship, made the call during a news conference on Sunday, February 21, in Abuja.

According to Juta, the PDP leaders were upset about Ali Modu Sheriff’s appointment as PDP national chairman, Premium Times reports.
He said: “Most PDP members did not see in Sheriff a model of impeccable integrity that the party badly needed to lead it at this critical moment.

“We are upset by the decision of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party in appointing Ali Modu Sheriff as national chairman.

“We are convinced that this decision is against the will and wish of the generality of members.

“We know for a fact the North-East Zonal wing, having been directed by the National Caucus of the party to forward nominees from the zone, did not nominate Modu-Sheriff for the position of national chairman.

“Consequently, Modu-Sheriff should do the needful by stepping down honourably as it is evident that party members nationwide have overwhelmingly rejected him.

“Having the PDP destroyed by acts of error of judgment being witnessed now, is denying Nigeria of a strong opposition party that is badly needed if Nigeria’s democracy is to be strengthened and all tendencies toward civilian dictatorship checked.

“The crisis must challenge all party members to action to halt the party from further drift. The plan of PDP Rescue Group is to mobilise party members and leaders to help attain this noble goal.

“It is, therefore, critical if the PDP must come back to national reckoning, that we remodel its leadership on the platform of honesty as required by the party manifesto.”

“It is our considered view that we endeavour to elect only those with discernible traits.”
Juta called for early congresses and national convention of the party to elect new leaders as the term of the current leadership was due to end in March 2016.

He said: “Under no guise should the tenure of the current leadership of the party be extended, if we must make the needed fresh beginning.”

The imposition of Sheriff as the acting chairman of the major opposition party was not well received by many Nigerians who took to their social media platforms to pour out their feelings.

https://www.naij.com/738413-ali-modu-sheriff-divides-pdp-leaders.html

ALI MODU SHERIFF CREATED BOKO HARAM BECAUSE IT WAS ECOMOG THAT GAVE BIRTH TO BOKO HARAM AND HE SHERIFF CREATED ECOMOG

ALI MODU SHERIFFs properties are all in Chad Republic he took GEJ there and he Ali MODU SHERIFF was one time the person wanting to hijack the government in Chad

PrinceFromDilli:
ALI MODU SHERIFFs properties are all in Chad Republic he took GEJ there and he Ali MODU SHERIFF was one time the person wanting to hijack the government in Chad

what's your source?

That's what happens when a party is led by individuals that are soaked, cooked and baked in the culture of corruption, impunity and disregard for morality.

The likes of Jonathan, Wike and Fayose that have imposed the BH sponsor on the opposition party are unable to sense the change in Nigeria which has awoken Nigerians to the values of integrity and responsibility in governance, hence their belief in the suitability of SAS as PDP Chairman in these changed times which the ailing party is struggling to reform to fit into.

The party is only reaping what it has sown and we can only hope they continue to unravel themselves with SAS's emergence until the substance of Azazi's statement is fully manifested. Nigeria is in dire need of a credible opposition party.

Boko Haram is PDP and PDP is Boko Haram. - Late General Azazi

Buhari pls resign! We are tired of u!

PDP is in disarray. They need unity to survive as an opposition party in this country

Up apc, now that pdp has more born to chew?

Ali must go....Una just start

PDP messed up, of all the. People in Nigeria they picked this one fool.


2019 some other party besides PDP and APC better step up or else this country will burn...

Like play like play, PDP nailed their own coffin.
The only bond holding PDP was Nigerian money which they have unlimited access to through government

RIP PDP

ok

Make I buy FP space first... I go comment when I Don Shit finish

Leave SAS alone .He's going no where till after baba Daura 2023. Sai SAS As PDP chairman

Interesting

T

APC is not Dead



PDP is DEAD

Ali must go

Lol why must Sheriff go?
PDP is bokoharam and Bokoharam is PDP
Dazzol

Pls I want to ask, is it the PDP that plans to come back in 2019 that elected a terrorist as its chairman?


2019 my yansh!

Sai Buhari till una die

Heartfelt congratulations

Mayor38:
A nairaland proposed to his long time GF

Why can't this party simply die na??

hopegrace201:
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S. C. A. M.

Mayor38:
A nairaland proposed to his long time GF

Only u na nairaland, continu...

sandrajazmin:
Buhari pls resign! We are tired of u!

...so u like it when we were in a STATE OF NATURE abi.

Go resign am.

sandrajazmin:
Buhari pls resign! We are tired of u!

sandrajazmin:
Buhari pls resign! We are tired of u!

Are u drunkSome people just get head but no brain..na she go dey shout buhari is a dullard...she is even worst than a dullard...olori jijo

sandrajazmin:
Buhari pls resign! We are tired of u!

You never voted for Buhari therefore your opinion is cluessless as your Hero aka stealing is not corruption.

Whether SAS resigns today or Tomorrow.It's on record and History that an alleged BH sponsored was once a PDP chairman.