Muazu Ridicules Ali Modu Sheriff As Ex-Borno Gov Formally Declares For PDP In Abuja. Oct 23, 2014 The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adamu Muazu fell short of telling former Governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff that he was not wanted in PDP when the former Governor presented himself at the Wadata Plaza, headquarters of the PDP in Abuja on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. After rescheduling Sheriff’s declaration from 11am to 4pm and later 4:30pm, Muazu said at his presentation, according to a source present at the meeting, that Sheriff had all through his political life been the one taking decisions on behalf of others but his coming to the PDP would be the first time he would have to subject himself to others because the PDP has rules in which no one individual decides for the party but rather, it is the party that decides for its members no matter how highly placed any member can be. Muazu addressed Sheriff thus, according to the source: “Alhaji Ali, all through you have been the one lording over other people in political parties but here in PDP,no body can lord over the party, even the President subjects himself to the party because PDP is a people driven party, it is driven by the will of the people and not anybody. In PDP unlike other parties where you have been, you have to subject yourself to the party. We have rules in PDP, we respect seniority. I was a Governor in 1999 and you became a Governor in 2003, therefore I am your senior. We will not allow anybody dictate to us in PDP. The issue of waiver for you and your group to contest is not automatic. We will not treat waiver for you as a group, each person has to apply and we will treat every application on its own merit and not as a group. This is the rule of PDP and we have to abide by that rule”. The source said Sheriff wasn’t comfortable with Muazu’s remarks and when it was time for the former Governor to respond, he said, “the issue of waiver wasn’t what we agreed with Mr President, the President said waiver is automatic for us, this is what we agreed”. Muazu, the source said, interrupted Sheriff and said, “it appears someone here doesn’t understand English, let me say it Gwari-Gwari (simple vernacular), waiver is not automatic and it is applied for through all processes from ward, local government, State, zonal and then to the National Executive Committee levels and every application is for one individual and it is treated on its own merit, waiver is not given to a group of persons, this is the rule in PDP not in other political parties. In PDP, the party has rules and the rules are people driven, not individual driven. This is what I said”. The source said Sheriff, in company of some of his associates had a low spirit after the meeting. The group decided to visit Maiduguri, capital of Borno State on Sunday to mobilize defectors that would accompany Sheriff. The source said, the PDP’s rating of Sheriff fell after he was only able to bring in three out of eight APC members of House of Representatives to the PDP and one out of 28 members of the Borno State House of Assembly despite his initial promise to the Presidency that he was crossing over to the PDP with the soul of the APC in Borno State that included defecting with the current deputy Governor, Zannah Umar Mustapha, all National Assembly members except for Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume who has been at loggerheads with him, all State Assembly members, all serving and past chairmen of the 27 local government areas of Borno State, all executives of the APC at the State, 27 local government areas and 312 ward levels. However, majority remained in APC with loyalty, including Senators, five out eight Representatives under the APC in Borno, 27 out 28 State Assembly members, most of past and serving council chairmen, party executives at all levels remained loyal to Governor Kashim Shettima. A source said Governor Shettima went to Ilorin for the APC Governors meeting on Wednesday, ?in company of Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume and five members of the House of Representatives among others who turned down Sheriff’s appeal to join him in PDP.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 16:20:37 +0000
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