Ex-ministers reveal shocking fears about PDP’s Sheriff

 – Former PDP government ministers have spoken out against Senator Ali Modu Sheriff

 – They anonymously expressed their concern over ex-president Goodluck Jonathan’s support for Sherifff

 – Sheriff, a former governor of Borno state, has been accused of proving funding and support to Boko Haram

Former government ministers who served during the various regimes of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from 1999 to 2015 have expressed disappointment with former President Goodluck Jonathan for supporting the candidacy of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as the party’s national chairman despite him being opposed by the majority of rank and file members.

At least three of the former Ministers, who spoke to Sunday Vanguard in an interview in Abuja, said Jonathan’s support for Sheriff does not bode well for the PDP.

Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, former Borno state governor and current PDP national chairman

Since the PDP’s leaders endorsed the zoning of the party’s chairmanship position to the North-East at its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, there have been mounting opposition to retaining senator Sheriff in his position.

One of the Ministers, who served under Jonathan but spoke anonymously, expressed disappointment that Jonathan ‘deliberately brought an outsider to kill our party”.

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“How can the former president who is one of the greatest beneficiaries of the party bring in somebody that will kill the party?  It is obvious that majority of our party members don’t want Sheriff to continue as Chairman,” the former minister said.

“So, as the leader of the party, what we expect from the former president is to provide the leadership and hold the party together. Instead, he has kept mute because he obviously supports Sheriff.”

Another former Minister who served under President Umaru Yar’Adua also expressed his concern anonymously.

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“With what is happening, a final death knell has been sounded for the PDP,” he said.

“What is the rationale for zoning the position to the North-East if not because some people are desperate to ensure that Sheriff remains in office at all costs? In fact, making Sheriff the Chairman of the party is an insult to the entire North because the North should have been left to take their own decision.

“For keeping quiet when it matters most, President Jonathan has disappointed a lot of us. That is not how to provide leadership at this critical time”.

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